My Best Friend's Wife

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My Best Friend's Wife
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Directed by Vincenzo Salemme
Written by Vincenzo Salemme (play and screenplay)
Produced by Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Rita Rusic
Starring Vincenzo Salemme
Carlo Buccirosso
Maurizio Casagrande
Cinematography Italo Petriccione
Music byAntonio Boccia
Distributed byCecchi Gori Group
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
100 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

My Best Friend's Wife (Italian : L'amico del cuore) is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Vincenzo Salemme, adapted from his play.

Contents

It marked the directorial film debut of Salemme, and enjoyed a considerable commercial success. [1] [2]

Plot

Roberto Cordova is a middle-aged Neapolitan doctor who has to go to America for a major surgery. He is afraid he will die, so asks his friend Michele to let him sleep with his beautiful Swedish wife, Frida, as his last wish. Michele loves Frida, but agrees, and so does Frida.

Roberto's operation succeeds and he survives, but seven months later he discovers that Frida is pregnant.

Cast

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References

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