La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone

1975 Italian film

Pupi Avati
Antonio Avati
Gianni Cavina

Story by

Pupi Avati
Antonio Avati

Produced byGiovanni BertolucciStarring

Ugo Tognazzi
Paolo Villaggio
Delia Boccardo
Gianni Cavina
Giulio Pizzirani
Gianfranco Barra
Lucienne Camille
Lucio Dalla
Patrizia De Clara

CinematographyLuigi KuveillerEdited byRuggero MastroianniMusic byAmedeo Tommasi

Production
company

Euro International Film

Distributed byEuro International Film

Release date

25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) (Italy)

Running time

111 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalianBudgetL392 million^[1]Box officec. L1.5 billion^[1]

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]

The film marked Avati's return to filmmaking after a six-year absence, during which he worked as director of TV commercials.^[4]

Plot

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi as Baron Anteo Pellacani
Paolo Villaggio as Checco 'Biancone' Coniglio
Delia Boccardo as Prostitute / St. Girolama
- Ada Maria Serra Zanetti [it] as Prostitute (voice)
Gianni Cavina as Petazzoni
Giulio Pizzirani [it] as Father Arioso
- Enzo Robutti as Father Arioso (voice)
Gianfranco Barra as Brigadier Caputo
Lucienne Camille [it] as Silvana
- Angiolina Quinterno [it] as Silvana (voice)
Andrea Matteuzzi as Marquis
Bob Tonelli [it] as Notary
- Oreste Lionello as Notary (voice)
Pina Borione [it] as Anteo's Aunt
Ines Ciaschetti [it] as Anteo's Aunt
Ferdinando Orlandi as Festival Presenter
Adolfo Caruso as Mayor
Lucio Dalla as Fava
Patrizia De Clara [it] as Eugenia Pellacani Bompani

References

^ ^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.