The Monk of Monza (Italian: Il monaco di Monza) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It parodies the story of the Nun of Monza, as depicted in the Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed.[1][2]
| The Monk of Monza | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Corbucci |
| Written by | Bruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Starring | Totò Erminio Macario Nino Taranto |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 101 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot edit
Monza, 1630, a period of Spanish rule. Pasquale Cicciacalda, a humble shoemaker native of Casoria, widower of the midwife Provvidenza, can not maintain their 12 children (6 pairs of twins) and therefore devises a cunning ploy. Disguised himself and his children as monks, vague with them pretending to be poor monks, asking food and charity.
Cast edit
- Totò as Friar Pasquale da Casoria (Pasquale Cicciacalda)
- Erminio Macario as Friar Mamozio
- Nino Taranto as Don Egidio, Marquis de Lattanziis
- Lisa Gastoni as Fiorenza, Marquise del Giglio
- Moira Orfei as Sister Virginia
- Giacomo Furia as Cecco
- Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Smilzo
- Adriano Celentano as Adriano
- Don Backy as the false friar
- Dany París as Fiorenza's waitress
- Mario Castellani as the nobleman with two right shoes
- Carlo Delle Piane as the innkeeper
- Franco Ressel as the official
References edit
- ^ Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998. ISBN 8880120808.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
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