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Mafioso

This is the face of a MAFIOSO...sometimes smiling, sometimes savage. Here is the story of a man who returns to his native Sicily for a holiday and finds himself again bound to the silent laws of "The Honored Society."

1962 · 1h 45m · Not Rated Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by Alberto Lattuada

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Overview

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

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All reviews
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Director Lattuada was reportedly acclaimed for his oddball tonal shifts, which Mafioso offers in spades.

Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out
Fresh

Director Alberto Lattuada balances the satirical and shocking aspects of the story on a stiletto's edge.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

The transitional gears never grind. They just keep clicking until you know you're along for the entire ride.

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

The film ripens in an unanticipated way, nimbly shifting from near farce to something quite a bit darker.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh

Mafioso may be 45 years old, but it's as bracingly relevant as anything else in theaters today. Even in the heat of a dry Sicilian summer, the film looks fresh as a lemon tree. And when you bite down hard, it's just as bitter.

Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

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