| Filumena | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Eduardo De Filippo |
| Date premiered | 1946 |
| Place premiered | Naples |
| Original language | Italian Neapolitan |
| Subject | after 35 years living together, Filumena is to be thrown over for a younger woman; pretence of death cures all |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Domenico Soriano's house in Naples, Italy |
Filumena Marturano (Neapolitan: [filuˈmɛːnə martuˈrɑːnə], Italian: [filuˈmɛːna martuˈraːno]), sometime performed in English as The Best House in Naples, is a play written in 1946 by Italian playwright, actor and poet Eduardo De Filippo. It is the basis for the 1950 Spanish-language Argentine musical film Filomena Marturano, multiple Italian adaptations under its original title, and the 1964 film Marriage Italian Style.