Special Screening · 43rd Edition
THE KING OF LAUGHTER
QUI RIDO IO
Director
Mario Martone, Mario MARTONE
Country
Italy, Spain
Runtime
2 h 12 min
Language
Italian
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
At the beginning of the twentieth century, in Naples, theatres and cinemas were on the rise. The great comedian Eduardo Scarpetta is the box-office king. At the height of his success, he decided to parody the play “The Daughter of Iorio”, a tragedy by the greatest Italian poet of the time, Gabriele D’Annunzio.
Cast
Toni Servillo (Leading Actor), Toni SERVILLO, Maria NAZIONALE, Cristiana DELL’ANNA
Screenplay
Mario MARTONE, Ippolita DI MAJO
Producers
Nicola GIULIANO, Francesca CIMA, Carlotta CALORI
Screenings