My Best Friend's Wife Explained

My Best Friend's Wife
Music:	Antonio Boccia
Distributor:	Cecchi Gori Group
Runtime:	100 minutes

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.

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

• Vincenzo Salemme as Roberto Cordova
• Carlo Buccirosso as Michele Seta
• Maurizio Casagrande as Father Leonardo
• Eva Herzigová as Frida
• Nando Paone as Geremia
• Biagio Izzo as Gioacchino

Notes and References

1. Book: Peppe D'Antonio, Maurizio Di Rienzo. 1998, un anno di esordi: talenti, opportunità e mercato : una riflessione sull'esordio nel cinema italiano. 1999. Lindau, 1999. 8871802721.
2. Book: [[Gianni Canova]]. Enciclopedia del cinema. 2005. Garzanti, 2009. 881150516X.