The Miser (film)
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| Directed by | Tonino Cervi |
| Produced by | Tonino Cervi |
| Written by | Rodolfo Sonego, Cesare Frugoni, Alberto Sordi, Tonino Cervi (from Molière's play) |
| Starring |
Alberto Sordi Laura Antonelli Miguel Bosè Christopher Lee Carlo Croccolo |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi, Enrico Appetito |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
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Running time | 120 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Miser (Italian: L'avaro) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi.[1] It is a loose adaptation of Molière's comedy The Miser.[2]
Plot summary
The rich and miserly Don Arpagone lives his days following precise patterns and commanding his servants and sons. He wants to marry a rich girl named Marianna, but is loved by the boy Valerio, without Arpagone know. As if that were not enough, Arpagone, in addition to wanting the inheritance of the new bride, intends to marry his daughter with a rich noble to earn more money.
Don Arpagone also has a chest full of gold coins, which jealously guards because he fears that everybody wants to steal it, including the servants and children in his family. Just when one day Arpagone drops his guard, his young friend Valerio steals the cash coins to marry his beautiful lover ...
Cast
- Alberto Sordi: Arpagone
- Laura Antonelli: Frosina
- Nicola Farron: Cleante
- Anna Kanakis: Elisa
- Valérie Allain: Marianna
- Miguel Bosé: Valerio
- Christopher Lee: Cardinale Spinosi
- Marie Laforêt: Contessa Isabella Spinosi
- Lucia Bosè: Donna Elvira
- Franco Interlenghi: Mastro Giacomo
- Carlo Croccolo: Mastro Simone
- Nunzia Fumo: Argena
- Jacques Sernas: Don Guglielmo
- Mattia Sbragia: Don Oronte
References
- ↑ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2001. ISBN 8884400856.
- ↑ Vittorio Spiga (8 April 1990). "L'avaro: Recensione". Il Resto del Carlino.