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The Jester's Supper is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Alessandro Blasetti with Gino Buzzanca
The Jester's Supper (1942)
La cena delle beffe
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Add to a movie listThe Jester's Supper (Italian:La cena delle beffe) is a 1942 Italian historical film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Osvaldo Valenti and Clara Calamai. It was based on a play of the same title by Sem Benelli, which had later been turned into an opera by Umberto Giordano. Like the play, the film is set in the 15th century Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent and portrays a rivalry that leads to a series of increasingly violent jokes.
^ Gundle p.188
Synopsis
L'action se déroule dans la Florence du XV siècle de Laurent le magnifique. Les frères Neri et Gabriello Chiaramantesi sont des personnages arrogants qui persécutent depuis des années Giannetto Malespini avec des blagues pesantes et des provocations de plus en plus cruelles mettant au défi le pacifique et patient Giannetto de réagir aux insultes et affronts.Actors
Gino Buzzanca
(Neri Chiaramontesi)
Osvaldo Valenti
(Giannetto Malespini)
Clara Calamai
(Ginevra)
Alfredo Varelli
(Gabriello Chiaramantesi)
Valentina Cortese
(Lisabetta)
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