The Passionate Thief (film)
The Passionate Thief (Italian: Risate di gioia)[1] is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Anna Magnani and Totò.[2]
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| Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
| Produced by | Silvio Clementelli |
| Written by | Alberto Moravia Mario Monicelli Age & Scarpelli Suso Cecchi d'Amico |
| Starring | Totò Anna Magnani |
| Music by | Lelio Luttazzi |
| Cinematography | Leonida Barboni |
| Edited by | Adriana Novelli |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Two friends (Toto and Magnani) live by their wits working as comedians and cabaret at Cinecittà, before being invited to friends' parties or masked balls during New Year's Eve in Rome. The two, however, even though they make people laugh all the time in public, live an inner conflict, namely that the two have always to be aware to give a smile to someone, but they can never be rich and happy because they are street artists and with a precarious wage.
Cast
- Anna Magnani as Gioia Fabbricotti (alias Tortorella)
- Totò as Umberto "Infortunio" Pennazzuto
- Ben Gazzara as Lello
- Fred Clark as The American
- Edy Vessel as The girl
- Gina Rovere as Mimi
- Toni Ucci as L'amico de Milena
References
- Dargis, Manohla (4 December 2014). "Telling Lies for Love, Cruelty or Expediency". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- "Risate di gioia". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
External links
- The Passionate Thief at IMDb
- The Passionate Thief at AllMovie
- The Passionate Thief at Box Office Mojo
- Laughs of Joy (Risate di gioia) at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Passionate Thief at Rotten Tomatoes
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