La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone

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]

La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone
Directed byPupi Avati
Produced byGiovanni Bertolucci
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Pupi Avati
  • Antonio Avati
Starring
Music byAmedeo Tommasi
CinematographyLuigi Kuveiller
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Production
company
Euro International Film
Distributed byEuro International Film
Release date
  • 25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) (Italy)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
BudgetL392 million[1]
Box officec. 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]

Cast

  • 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
  • Gianfranco Barra as Brigadier Caputo
  • Lucienne Camille as Silvana
    • Angiolina Quinterno as Silvana (voice)
  • Andrea Matteuzzi as Marquis
  • Bob Tonelli as Notary
  • 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

References

  1. Panorama, ed. 628-636 (in Italian). Segrate: Mondadori. 1978. p. 120.
  2. Simone Isola. Pupi Avati: il nascondiglio dei generi. Sovera Edizioni, 2007.
  3. Masolino D'Amico. La commedia all'italiana. Il cinema comico in Italia dal 1945 al 1975. Il Saggiatore, 2008.
  4. Ennio Fulgheri. Manuale del cinema italiano. Swan, 1998.


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