The Seduction of Mimi

@ Join us for this special 4K Restoration of Lina Wertmüller’s second full length feature. This raucous sex comedy that brought international fame to director Lina Wertmuller (Swept Away) centers on sad sack Mimi, a Sicilian laborer whose refusal to vote for the Mafia’s candidate leads him to lose his job, his wife, and his home. At rock bottom, he revives his spirits by falling in love with the beautiful, radical Fiorella, with whom he starts a new life as a reliable husband and father. But the past comes back to haunt him, piling on comical complexities as all his energies surge into defending his honor, an obsession that has horrendous but hilarious consequences. A blistering satire of Italy in the 1970s, The Seduction of Mimi takes aim at a corrupt government, compromised labor leaders and the Neanderthal sexual politics of men in power, with uproarious results. “Lina Wertmüller was many things—subversive, provocative, fiercely revered, deliciously reviled. But most importantly, like her signature white-framed glasses, she was, and is, utterly unforgettable. As a filmmaker, she was an auteur with a distinct, idiosyncratic style that unabashedly embraced the ugliness and chaos of misogyny, eroticism, sexual violence, and political injustice. The Italian director got her start in filmmaking as an assistant director on Federico Fellini’s iconic film 8 ½, but found her own voice and style when she met actors Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato. Both would become frequent Wertmüller collaborators, starring in several of her most prominent films. In the 1970s, Wermüller became a favorite on the international art cinema circuit, with subversive films like The Seduction of Mimi, Swept Away, and Seven Beauties. The latter garnered her an Oscar nod for Best Director, immortalizing her as the very first female director to be nominated in the category.” -Kino Lorber Runtime: 112 min Center for ContemporaryArts Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365…