The Seduction of Mimi

Carmelo Mardocheo, known as Mimi, is a Sicilian labourer whose life unravels after he casts a vote the local Mafia boss does not approve of. The ballot was meant to be secret, but the consequences cost him his job. He leaves his wife behind and heads north to Turin, where he finds factory work and begins an affair with a politically committed woman named Fiore. The relationship gives him a child, yet the criminal network he tried to escape keeps pulling him back, eventually drawing him home to Sicily with offers of better employment that come with conditions attached.

Lina Wertmüller directed and wrote the screenplay, working with producers Romano Cardarelli and Daniele Senatore. Giancarlo Giannini plays Mimi, with Mariangela Melato as Fiorella, Agostina Belli as his wife Rosalia, and Turi Ferro in multiple roles. The film came early in Wertmüller's career, preceding Seven Beauties by three years.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 7.3/10 from roughly 4,600 votes, and on TMDB it sits at 7.1/10 from a much smaller group of 123 votes. The similar scores suggest a modest but settled reputation. Released in Italy in February 1972, it runs 113 minutes and is classified as a comedy.