Dramatist Luigi Pirandello's mordant comedy of manners tells the tale of upper-crust Italians Silia Gala and her sneering spouse, Leone, who finds his impassivity tested when he has to duel his wife's frustrated paramour.
Acting
Glenn Close's neighbor watches like she's grading a disaster.
Writing
Pirandello's dialogue cuts silk with a butter knife.
Direction
Browning stages ego collapse like domestic farce.
Director
Kirk Browning
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pirandello wrote this in 1918 as Italy's aristocracy collapsed; the 1975 adaptation arrives as American divorce rates peaked—both eras recognized marriage as blood sport.
Glenn Close's early film role as the unnamed neighbor—she'd later perfect this 'watching predator' energy in Dangerous Liaisons and The Wife.
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