The Widower

The Widower

Year: 1959

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Dino Risi

Comedy

Alberto Nardi, a Roman businessman convinced of his own abilities, constantly struggles to keep his precarious factory from collapse. His wife, Elvira Almiraghi, a wealthy and pragmatic Milanese businesswoman, tolerates his ventures only grudgingly, rarely using her resources to rescue his failing enterprise.

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