Through the years , Germi shifted away from social drama towards satirical comedies , but retained his loved element of the Sicilian people . In the 1960s , Germi received worldwide success with the films '' Divorce Italian Style '' , '' Seduced and Abandoned '' , and '' The Birds , the Bees and the Italians '' . He was nominated for Academy Awards in both directing and writing for '' Divorce Italian Style '' , and , subsequently , won in the writing category . He also won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for '' The Birds , the Bees and the Italians '' . His 1968 film '' Serafino '' won the Golden Prize at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival
6th Moscow International Film Festival
6th Moscow International Film Festival
Pietro Germi