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Outlaws of Love (1963)

Outlaws of Love (1963)

Drama
Release Date: 1963, December 3
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Valentino Orsini
Countries: Italy
Production: Ager Cinematografica, Ager Cinematografica, D'Errico Film, D'Errico Film
Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Annie Girardot, Romolo Valli, Gabriella Giorgelli, Didi Perego, Marina Malfatti, Scilla Gabel, Isa Crescenzi

Overview:

This film is very much a docudrama which portrays the difficulties of Italian life circa 1963 due to the absence of a divorce law. Five scenarios with different actors portray realistic situations where divorce is clearly warranted but, because marriage was strictly in the purview of the Catholic Church at that time, which strictly forbade divorce, these people are shown to suffer the consequences in their daily lives. Italy got its first civilian divorce law in 1970.

Keywords:

romance divorce docudrama roman catholic church italian social change