Mimi, a Sicilian laborer, loses his job after refusing to vote for the Mafia’s candidate. Leaving his wife behind, he goes to the city and revives his spirits in the arms of the radical Fiorella, with whom he starts a new life as a reliable husband and father. But the past comes back to haunt him.

Has any national cinema satirized its homeland better than Italy? The Seduction of Mimi brought Lina Wertmüller international fame, garnering her a Best Director nomination at Cannes. This ferocious sex comedy ties political corruption, culture, and libido together and sends them spinning.