Divorce Italian Style 1961 Ferdinando Cefalu is desperate to marry his cousin Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected