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Retrospective

Sophia Loren: La Mortadella

FromMario Monicelli

WithSophia Loren, William Devane, Gigi Proietti, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito

Year1971

Duration109min.

LanguageEnglish

Maddalena, a worker in a sausage factory, reaches her fiancé Michele in the United States but is stopped at the customs office because she does not want to part with the mortadella that was given to her by former colleagues and cannot be imported due to US laws. Maddalena soon realises that since living in New York, Michele has abandoned his ideals and subordinated himself to economic interests, which leads her to cancel the promise of marriage. Forced to stay at the airport for a few days, Maddalena decides to eat the mortadella (which she also offers to some local employees) until the authorities finally resolve the situation, when the sausage is reduced to just a few hundred grams. In the meantime, Jack - a reporter in search of sensational articles - offers her comfort and support...