Oh, That Woman of Mine!
A promotion-seeking clerk and his spirited wife turn a disastrous dinner with his boss into an elaborate domestic rescue mission.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- lazy sunday
- classic comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dimitris hopes to secure an assistant manager position by entertaining his manager at dinner, turning career ambition into the film's central comic engine.
Nina's verbal altercation with the manager threatens Dimitris's promotion and forces the couple into an improvised scheme.
The rabbit stew dinner is explicitly planned as a persuasive encounter where hospitality and taste are meant to influence the manager.
After the confrontation before dinner, Nina and Dimitris devise a devious plan to preserve their professional hopes.
Films like Oh, That Woman of Mine!, and why
The Awful Truth
shared screwball misunderstandings, marital conflict, and social-climbing comedy
The Philadelphia Story
shared domestic farce, escalating deception, and comic pressure around social respectability
The Apartment
shared workplace ambition, romantic entanglements, and sharply staged social comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Giorgos Skalenakis
- Release Date
- 1967-11-06
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (13)
Cast
- Aliki Vougiouklaki
- Dimitris Papamichael
- Giannis Michalopoulos
- Sapfo Notara
- Despoina Stylianopoulou
- Maria Konstadarou
- Vasilis Malouhos
- George Tsaousis
- Maro Gravliotou
- Giorgos Mesalas
Common questions
- What is Oh, That Woman of Mine! about?
- A promotion-seeking clerk and his spirited wife turn a disastrous dinner with his boss into an elaborate domestic rescue mission.
- What is Oh, That Woman of Mine! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Oh, That Woman of Mine! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Oh, That Woman of Mine! violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Oh, That Woman of Mine!.
- Which films are like Oh, That Woman of Mine!?
- Films with a similar feel include The Awful Truth, The Philadelphia Story, and The Apartment.
- How long is Oh, That Woman of Mine!?
- Oh, That Woman of Mine! runs 94 minutes.
