''My Best Friend's Wife'' ( it, L'amico del cuore) is a

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written and directed by

Vincenzo Salemme Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, playwright, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Bacoli, Province of Naples, Salemme began his career in 1976, with the stage company of Tato Russo. The following year h ...

, adapted from his play. It marked the directorial film debut of Salemme, and enjoyed a considerable commercial success.

Plot

Roberto Cordova is a middle-aged

Neapolitan Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to: Geography and history * Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city * Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...

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

as Roberto Cordova * Carlo Buccirosso as Michele Seta *

Maurizio Casagrande Maurizio Casagrande (born 4 November 1961) is an Italian actor and film and stage director. Life and career Born in Naples, the son of the actor and director Antonio, Casagrande studied as a baritone at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Maj ...

as Father Leonardo *

Eva Herzigová Eva Herzigová (born 10 March 1973) is a Czech-Italian supermodel and actress. Early life and career Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), the daughter of an accountant mother and an electrician father. Growing ...

as Frida *

Nando Paone Nando Paone (born 27 November 1956) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1977. Selected filmography References External links * 1956 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor ...

as Geremia *

Biagio Izzo Biagio is an Italian male given name. It may also refer to: People * Biagio (archbishop), Archbishop of Torres * Biagio Antonacci, Italian singer-songwriter * Biagio Betti, Italian painter * Biagio Black, American painter * Biagio Brugi, Italian ...

as Gioacchino

References

External links

* 1998 films Italian comedy films 1998 comedy films 1998 directorial debut films Films directed by Vincenzo Salemme 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub