The play by Semen Spivak is based on the play "Filumena Marturano," which owes much of its popularity to the film "Marriage Italian Style" starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in the lead roles. In this work, the director attempted to abstract from everyday details, distance himself from analogies, and focus on the characters' emotions. The word "Italian" always heralds something passionate, turbulent, expressive, and unstoppable, much like the nature of the Italians themselves. What could be hotter than the clarification of relationships between a man and a woman born under the scorching sun? If it is passion, then it is all-consuming, the kind that sparks fly from; if it is hatred, then everything around shatters to pieces. They have been together for 25 years. But he still hasn't made her the long-awaited marriage proposal. What tricks and schemes must one resort to in order to drag the beloved to the altar, knowing that he is not averse to straying? How many scandals must be staged and passionate reconciliations arranged, how many honest confessions made, and threats undertaken? Italian women never give up, and Filumena is no exception; she does not lose strength or zeal, and by any means necessary, she wins her man. Funny and tragic, bright, emotional, and heated to the limit - this play will leave a piece of Italy in you and gift you with a good mood. For more plays in St. Petersburg, check out our website in the theater section.