Il fidanzamento (The Engagement) is a 1975 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi.

Luigi Manozzi is a public official who has been engaged for 8 years to Mirella Guglielmi, whom he treats as the object of his sexual desires without however deciding to marry her.

After being caught red-handed during coitus, Luigi slips away from Mirella's family for fear of being cornered by Mussia who, instead of blaming him for the fait accompli, proposes to help him financially; having no other arguments to procrastinate, Luigi works on a pretext to be transferred to L'Aquila while waiting for the situation to evolve in his favor.

Apprehensive about her daughter's bachelorette party, Mussia, with the help of her sister, Elide, tries to arrange a new engagement between Mirella and a peer, Lucio Davossa.

Luigi is informed by his friend and colleague Totò of what is happening in his ex-girlfriend's family and with a devious maneuver, he breaks the bond just established between Mirella and Lucio.