We Free Kings (film)
We Free Kings (I magi randagi) | |
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Directed by | Sergio Citti |
Written by | Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini (original screen-play) |
Story by | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
Starring | Silvio Orlando, Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Gastone Moschin |
Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
Edited by | Ugo De Rossi |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date | 1996 |
Running time | 130 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
I magi randagi, internationally released as We Free Kings, is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti.[1][2]
The film won the Silver Ribbon for Best Original Story.[3]
Plot summary
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Three amateur actors in theater are chased away by their performance, because the satirically subject from their complaint treats in a controversial manner the cruelty of the Nazis. The three actors take refuge in a rural country where they, having the bright idea to recite a sacred drama on the birth of Jesus Christ, have to interpret the three Biblical Magi. The show is so successful and magically the villagers give birth to a son on Christmas Eve for every family, and there the faith in Jesus is regained.
Cast
- Silvio Orlando: Melchiorre
- Rolf Zacher: "Augusto"/ Gaspare
- Patrick Bauchau: Baldassarre
- Gastone Moschin: Don Gregorio
- Laura Betti: Chorus girl
- Franco Citti: Attore
- Ninetto Davoli: Comparsa
Critical reception
In Time Out New York, Andrew Johnston (critic) wrote: "Warm performances from its lead troika and beautiful photography of the Italian countryside help compensate for the film's fairly flimsy nature. ... The humor is low-key but relatively consistent, and the three leads make a good comedy team."[4]
See also
References
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401372.
- ^ Maurizio De Benedictis (2008). Sergio Citti. Lo "straniero" del cinema italiano. Lithos, 2008. ISBN 978-8889604373.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ Time Out New York, 4–11 December 1997, p. 83.
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