My Best Friend's Wife

My Best Friend's Wife (Italian: L'amico del cuore) is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Vincenzo Salemme, adapted from his play.

My Best Friend's Wife
Directed byVincenzo Salemme
Written byVincenzo Salemme (play and screenplay)
Produced byVittorio Cecchi Gori
Rita Rusic
StarringVincenzo Salemme
Carlo Buccirosso
Maurizio Casagrande
CinematographyItalo Petriccione
Music byAntonio Boccia
Distributed byCecchi Gori Group
Release date
1998
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It marked the directorial film debut of Salemme, and enjoyed a considerable commercial success.[1][2]

Plot

Roberto Cordova is a middle-aged Neapolitan doctor who has to go to America for a major surgery. He is afraid he will die, so asks his friend Michele to let him sleep with his beautiful Swedish wife, Frida, as his last wish. Michele loves Frida, but agrees, and so does Frida.

Roberto's operation succeeds and he survives, but seven months later he discovers that Frida is pregnant.

Cast

References

  1. Peppe D'Antonio, Maurizio Di Rienzo (1999). 1998, un anno di esordi: talenti, opportunitĂ  e mercato : una riflessione sull'esordio nel cinema italiano. Lindau, 1999. ISBN 8871802721.
  2. Gianni Canova (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
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