''My Best Friend's Wife'' () is a 1998 Italian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Vincenzo Salemme Vincenzo Salemme (born 24 July 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. 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 he joined the ...

. 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 High ...

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 Carlo Buccirosso (born 7 July 1954) is an Italian actor, theatre director and playwright. As an actor, he's best known for his roles in comedy films, especially the ones by Vincenzo Salemme and Carlo Vanzina, in which he's often typecast as a ste ...

as Michele Seta *

Maurizio Casagrande Maurizio Casagrande (born 4 November 1961) is an Italian actor, comedian, cabaret performer, writer, screenwriter, TV conductor and film and stage director. Life and career Born in Naples, the son of the actor and director Antonio Antonio ...

as Father Leonardo *

Eva Herzigová Eva Herzigová (; born 10 March 1973) is a Czech model and actress. Her career took a major turn in 1994 when she became the face of the Wonderbra campaign. The famous "Hello Boys" ad became iconic and contributed to her worldwide popularity. He ...

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