Un giorno in pretura
| Un giorno in pretura | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Steno |
| Produced by | Gianni Hecht Lucari |
| Written by |
Sandro Continenza Lucio Fulci Steno |
| Starring | Peppino De Filippo, Silvana Pampanini, Alberto Sordi |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
| Cinematography | Marco Scarpelli |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Un giorno in pretura is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
In Rome it is seeing what happens in the Italian courts during the Fifties. There are all kinds of illegalities committed by the accused, from simple to ladronerie prohibited meetings, the complaints of jealous wives to gross misunderstandings. Judge Lo Russo is known for its inflexibility and severity in the administration of justice, so that on his desk lay a bust of Cicero. He sentinel various people who claim to be innocent but then slowly come to discover their wrongs. Among them is a funny character. Alberto Sordi plays the role of Nando Moriconi, the famous Roman bully who loves America, finished in district court for a misunderstanding, at least according to his statements. In fact, the presence of the Judge Peppino De Filippo, Nando tells of his Saunter with the kids of the suburbs of Rome near the countryside in Ciociaria where he is caught by a policeman while she was bathing. Since wallow in those waters was strictly forbidden, the policeman to give a lesson to Nando, steals all the clothes and leaves him naked. Not knowing where to go, Nando entered the house of a noble countess, who was giving a party with friends.
Cast
- Peppino De Filippo - Judge Salomone Lorusso
- Silvana Pampanini - Luisa
- Alberto Sordi - Nando Moriconi
- Sophia Loren - Anna
- Tania Weber - Elena (as Tanja Weber)
- Leopoldo Trieste - Leopoldo
- Walter Chiari - Don Michele
- Armenia Balducci - The fiancée
- Virgilio Riento - Virgilio
- Giulio Calì - Augusto Mencacci
- Turi Pandolfini - Il cancelliere
- Vincenzo Talarico - Avvocato difensore
- Ubaldo Lay - Il fidanzato di Anna (as Ubaldo Laj)
- Amalia Pellegrini - Vecchia signora
- Cesare Bettarini - Avv. Tonnara
- Maurizio Arena: Lorenzo
References
- ↑ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Retrieved 1 August 2010.