In the theater of a small village, rehersals are taking place for a show based on the opera I Pagliacci. There is no orchestra, just a piano and the singers. Amongs the few people in the audience there is the mother of the singer, a rich local lady and financer of the project, the sister, and a few other people involved in the show. During a dinner party at this rich lady’s house, a hiposis session takes place, where rancor and pain emerge from the brother and sister towards their mother and their impossibility of overcoming them.
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Cast
6 people
Lucia Ragni
Mother
Known for
Two Stepmoms
Kryptonite!
Luca Micheletti
Son
Also in
Italian Gangsters
La Bohème - Arena di Verona
Federica Fracassi
Daughter
Known for
Luna Nera
Blessed Madness
Rebecca Liberati
Nedda
Also in
Figlie delle stelle
Water to the Ropes
Corrado Invernizzi
Canio
Known for
Ford v Ferrari
The Name of the Rose
Mino Manni
Hypnotist
Known for
Casomai
Marco Bellocchio Director · Daniele Ciprì Cinematographer Claudio Misantoni Editor
First release September 1, 2016 · Produced in Italy · Production FareCinema
Production
Kavac Film
Production
FareCinema
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Italy
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Original title
Pagliacci
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2016
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 20, 2017 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
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