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The Resource Qui rido io : The king of laughter, Indigo Film e Rai Cinema presentano una coproduzione Italo-Spagia prodotta da Indigo Film con RAI Cinema in coproduzione con Tornasol ; coprodotto da Mariela Besuievsky ; prodotto da Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori ; regia, Mario Martone ; soggetto e sceneggiatura, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo

Qui rido io : The king of laughter, Indigo Film e Rai Cinema presentano una coproduzione Italo-Spagia prodotta da Indigo Film con RAI Cinema in coproduzione con Tornasol ; coprodotto da Mariela Besuievsky ; prodotto da Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori ; regia, Mario Martone ; soggetto e sceneggiatura, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo

Label
Qui rido io : The king of laughter
Title
Qui rido io
Title remainder
The king of laughter
Statement of responsibility
Indigo Film e Rai Cinema presentano una coproduzione Italo-Spagia prodotta da Indigo Film con RAI Cinema in coproduzione con Tornasol ; coprodotto da Mariela Besuievsky ; prodotto da Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori ; regia, Mario Martone ; soggetto e sceneggiatura, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo
Title variation
King of laughter
Contributor
Actor
Director of photography
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • ita
  • eng
  • ita
  • ita
Summary
Naples 1904: Italian theatre is thriving, and comic actor, Eduardo Scarpetta is the box office king. Known in the Neapolitan theater for his cheeky alter egos, Scarpetta's larger-than-life stage productions were matched only by his eccentric personal life. Composed of wives, partners, lovers, legitimate and illegitimate children, Scarpetta's home situation resembled one of his comedies more than a traditional family. At the height of his popularity, the comedian risked everything by staging a parody of the great Italian poet, Gabrielle D'Annunzio. Booed and hissed from the stage by younger rivals, Scarpetta was sued for plagiarism, leading to the first ever copyright lawsuit in Italy. Despite legal troubles and familial strife, Scarpetta fought not only for his craft but for his legacy as one of the great thespians of Italian theater
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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Smorfia (Motion picture)
Credits note
Fotografia, Renato Berta ; montaggio, Jacopo Quadri
Dewey number
791.43/72
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Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
Italian dialogue; optional English subtitles
LC call number
PN1995.9.F67
LC item number
Q8469 2023
PerformerNote
Toni Servillo, Maria Nazionale, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Antonia Truppo, Eduardo Scarpetta, Roberto De Francesco
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1959-
  • 1969-
  • 1977-
  • 1993-
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  • Martone, Mario
  • Besuievsky, Mariela
  • Giuliano, Nicola
  • Cima, Francesca
  • Calori, Carlotta
  • Di Majo, Ippolita
  • Servillo, Toni
  • Nazionale, Maria
  • Dell'Anna, Cristiana
  • Truppo, Antonia
  • Scarpetta, Eduardo
  • De Francesco, Roberto
  • Berta, Renato
  • Quadri, Jacopo
  • Indigo Film (Firm)
  • RAI Cinema (Firm)
  • Tornasol Films
  • Film Movement (Firm)
Runtime
133
Series statement
Film Movement series
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  • Scarpetta, Eduardo
  • D'Annunzio, Gabriele
  • Actors
  • Dramatists, Italian
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Qui rido io : The king of laughter, Indigo Film e Rai Cinema presentano una coproduzione Italo-Spagia prodotta da Indigo Film con RAI Cinema in coproduzione con Tornasol ; coprodotto da Mariela Besuievsky ; prodotto da Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori ; regia, Mario Martone ; soggetto e sceneggiatura, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2021
  • Aspect ratio 2.39:1 wide screen
  • Special features: Bonus short film La smorfia, directed by Emanuele Palamara (14 min.), Italian with English subtitles
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (133 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
850021115852
Other physical details
sound, color with black and white sequences
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1358419597
  • (OCoLC)on1358419597
System details
DVD; NTSC, all regions; 2.39:1 widescreen; 5.1 surround sound 2.0 stereo; [color]
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Qui rido io : The king of laughter, Indigo Film e Rai Cinema presentano una coproduzione Italo-Spagia prodotta da Indigo Film con RAI Cinema in coproduzione con Tornasol ; coprodotto da Mariela Besuievsky ; prodotto da Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori ; regia, Mario Martone ; soggetto e sceneggiatura, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2021
  • Aspect ratio 2.39:1 wide screen
  • Special features: Bonus short film La smorfia, directed by Emanuele Palamara (14 min.), Italian with English subtitles
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (133 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
850021115852
Other physical details
sound, color with black and white sequences
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1358419597
  • (OCoLC)on1358419597
System details
DVD; NTSC, all regions; 2.39:1 widescreen; 5.1 surround sound 2.0 stereo; [color]
Video recording format
DVD

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