La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (lit. 'The Mazurka of the Baron, the Saint and the Early Fig Tree') is a 1975 Italian black comedy film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati.[2] It is considered one of the most atypical commedia all'italiana films.[3]
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| Directed by | Pupi Avati |
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| Produced by | Giovanni Bertolucci |
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| Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Amedeo Tommasi |
Production company | Euro International Film |
| Distributed by | Euro International Film |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | L392 million[1] |
| Box office | c. L1.5 billion[1] |
The film marked Avati's return to filmmaking after a six-year absence, during which he worked as director of TV commercials.[4]
Plot
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Cast
edit- Ugo Tognazzi as Baron Anteo Pellacani
- Paolo Villaggio as Checco 'Biancone' Coniglio
- Delia Boccardo as Prostitute / St. Girolama
- Ada Maria Serra Zanetti as Prostitute (voice)
- Gianni Cavina as Petazzoni
- Giulio Pizzirani as Father Arioso
- Enzo Robutti as Father Arioso (voice)
- Gianfranco Barra as Brigadier Caputo
- Lucienne Camille as Silvana
- Angiolina Quinterno as Silvana (voice)
- Andrea Matteuzzi as Marquis
- Bob Tonelli as Notary
- Oreste Lionello as Notary (voice)
- Pina Borione as Anteo's Aunt
- Ines Ciaschetti as Anteo's Aunt
- Ferdinando Orlandi as Festival Presenter
- Adolfo Caruso as Mayor
- Lucio Dalla as Fava
- Patrizia De Clara as Eugenia Pellacani Bompani
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Panorama, ed. 628-636 (in Italian). Segrate: Mondadori. 1978. p. 120.
- ^ Simone Isola. Pupi Avati: il nascondiglio dei generi. Sovera Edizioni, 2007.
- ^ Masolino D'Amico. La commedia all'italiana. Il cinema comico in Italia dal 1945 al 1975. Il Saggiatore, 2008.
- ^ Ennio Fulgheri. Manuale del cinema italiano. Swan, 1998.
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