In Camarina, Sicily , several masks reminiscent of Menander's Greek theater have disappeared. The elderly archaeologist and museum director, Briano Teo Calvani, finds only thirty of them, while he is convinced that ten more were stolen during the excavation. Many years later, it will be up to his grandson Riccardino to find them, fulfilling his grandfather's dying wish. Riccardino, a naive and inexperienced young man, goes to Rome to welcome his brother Ettore back from America. He is forced to stay longer than expected and embark on daring adventures until he finds the beloved masks.
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Andrea Camilleri
Briano Teo Calvani
Known for
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
Pino Caruso
Ettore Calvani
Known for
La matassa
Malicious
Demetrio Loricchio
Paola Ghigo
Mariano Rigillo
Windisch-Roth
Known for
The Postman
To Rome with Love
Pino Micol
Ettore Calvani
Also in
Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini
Studio illegale
Simona Marchini
Miss Mary Sarandon
Known for
Magical Nights
Lucia Fiorentino
Maria Teresa
No other roles listed
Carlo Kumada
Iwata Toshiro
Also in
Vacation in Hell
Béatrice Macola
Adriane Lindner
Known for
Schindler's List
Dear Goddamned Friends
Rocco Mortelliti
Riccardo Calvani
Also in
Abbiamo solo fatto l'amore
Babbo Natale non viene da Nord
Natale Russo
Kiro
Known for
Corleone
Golden Door
Rocco Mortelliti Director · Andrea Camilleri Story Paola Ghigo Composer
First release November 19, 1998 · Produced in Italy · Original title La strategia della maschera
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Italy
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Original title
La strategia della maschera
Original language
Italian
Release dates
Italy · November 19, 1998
Premiere · Salerno Film Festival
Italy · May 14, 1999
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