Mario, Maria and Mario (1993) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1993 · 102 mins · Italian

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Directed by

Ettore Scola

Starring

Enrico Lo Verso, Laura Betti, Valéria Cavalli, Giulio Scarpati, Willer Bordon, Maria Laura De Rosa

Mario and Maria Boschi, a thirty‑year‑old couple, clash over a party name, igniting a crisis. At a gathering a colleague also named Mario gives a compelling speech, and Maria feels an attraction recalling her early love for her husband. She spends the night with him, falls ill, and must face the gap between love and a vague need for understanding.