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In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.
Keywords
court case
theater play
biography
playwright
theatre company
courtroom drama
family portrait
freedom of expression
theatre history
belle epoque
comedic geniuses
Casts

Toni Servillo
Eduardo Scarpetta

Maria Nazionale
Rosa De Filippo-Scarpetta

Cristiana Dell'Anna
Luisa De Filippo

Antonia Truppo
Adelina De Renzis

Eduardo Scarpetta
Vincenzo Scarpetta

Roberto De Francesco
Salvatore Di Giacomo

Lino Musella
Benedetto Croce

Paolo Pierobon
Gabriele D'Annunzio

Gianfelice Imparato
Gennaro Pantalena

Iaia Forte
Rosa Gagliardi

Giovanni Mauriello
Mirone

Chiara Baffi
'Nennella' De Filippo

Roberto Cacioppoli
'Mimì' Scarpetta

Lucrezia Guidone
Irma Gramatica

Elena Ghiaurov
Lyda Borelli

Gigio Morra
president of the Court

Greta Esposito
Maria Scarpetta

Marzia Onorato
Titina De Filippo
Alessandro Manna
Eduardo De Filippo

Tommaso Bianco
Uncle Pasqualino

Benedetto Casillo
Luca

Francesco Di Leva
Photographer

Giovanni Ludeno
Ferdinando Russo

Nello Mascia
examining magistrate

Viviana Cangiano
Serena Pisa

Pierluigi Gigante
Ciro Pauciullo
Poeta (as Ciro Paciullo)
Crews

Carlotta Calori
Producer

Mario Martone
Screenplay

Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Giancarlo Muselli
Production Design

Ippolita Di Majo
Screenplay

Francesca Cima
Producer
Carlo Rescigno
Production Design
Viola Prestieri
Executive Producer
Alessandro D'Anna
Makeup Artist
Mariela Besuievsky
Co-Producer
Raffaele Di Florio
Casting

Ippolita Di Majo
Story
Giorgio Magliulo
Executive Producer
Marco Perna
Hairdresser
Alessandro Zanon
Sound

Mario Martone
Story

Aldo Signoretti
Hair Assistant

Paola Rota
Casting
Stefano D'Avella
Finance
Luca Federico
First Assistant Director
Fiorella Giovanelli
Script Supervisor
Giancarlo Rutigliano
Sound Mixer
Alex Marano
Unit Manager
Sammy Paravan
Camera Operator

Alessandro Palmerini
Boom Operator
Silvia Moraes
Sound Editor
Mario Spada
Still Photographer
Rodolfo Migliari
VFX Supervisor
Anna Elisabetta Conti
Second Assistant Director
Renaud Personnaz
Camera Operator
Salvatore Landi
Camera Operator
Nicolò Tettamanti
Assistant Editor

Paolo Del Brocco
Co-Producer
Nicola Giuliano
Producer

Mario Martone
Director

Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Francesco Fonda
Assistant Set Decoration
Ursula Patzak
Costume Design
Laura Casalini
Set Decoration
Backdrops & Posters


