'O Re
| ’O Re | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Luigi Magni |
| Written by | Luigi Magni |
| Produced by | Giovanni Di Clemente |
| Starring | Giancarlo Giannini Ornella Muti |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
Release date | 1989 |
Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Italy |
’O Re (also known as The King of Naples) is a 1989 Italian historical commedia all'italiana film written and directed by Luigi Magni.[1][2] For his performance Carlo Croccolo won the David di Donatello for best supporting actor.[3] The film also won the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento for best costumes.[3]
Plot
In 1862 in Naples, King Francis II of Bourbon is driven from his throne by the people, because the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte comes in Italy to conquer it. King Francesco retires to Rome with his wife Maria Sofia. The woman tries to recover the kingdom of Naples, supporting the uprising of young patriots, but Francesco is demoralized and has no intention of fighting. The king in fact closes in himself, expressing interest in the supernatural...
Cast
- Giancarlo Giannini as King Francis II of the Two Sicilies
- Ornella Muti as Queen Maria Sophie of Bavaria
- Carlo Croccolo as Rafele
- Luc Merenda as Don Josè Borjes
- Cristina Marsillach as Luciana
- Corrado Pani as General Coviello
- Anna Maria Ackermann as Maria Theresa of Austria
- Sergio Solli as Pulcinella
- Iaia Forte as la Ferrarese
- Alfredo Vasco as Carmine Crocco
- Anna Kanakis as the brigant
References
- ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
- ^ Franco Montini, Piero Spila, Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disincanto. Rai Eri, 2000. ISBN 8839711341.
- ^ a b Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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