Pietro Germi (1914–1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor known for satirical comedies that examine provincial Italian society and moral hypocrisy.

Germi is associated with commedia all'italiana. Key films discussed in the provided reviews include Divorzio all'italiana (1961), Sedotta e abbandonata (1964), and Signore e signori (1965).

Reviewers celebrate Germi as a master of Italian satirical comedy, noting his vivid portrayals of provincial society and moral hypocrisy. Key films discussed are Divorzio all'italiana, Sedotta e Abbandonata and Signore e signori. Sedotta e Abbandonata is noted for a darker, more excessive tone compared with his other works. Performances (e.g., Marcello Mastroianni) and Germi's comic invention receive praise.

For:Fans of Italian cinema, students of film history, and readers who enjoy satirical comedies and social critique.

 "Divorce Italian Style" (1961), "Seduced and Abandoned" (1964), "The Birds, the Bees and the Italians" (1965): three milestones of Italian comedy, three satirical portraits of the vices, hypocrisies, and bad habits of the provinces (Sicilian and Venetian), which constitute the best of Pietro Germi, the "humorist," and acerbic moralist of the sixties and seventies.

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 Masterpiece of Italian comedy from 1961, it forms a Sicilian diptych with Sedotta e abbandonata (1963), which is later joined by Signore e signori (1965) in a triptych dedicated to the bourgeoisie.

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 This film is Germi's consecration, offering us a splendid/despicable panorama of an Italy that talks behind its back and only looks at appearances.

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