Liolà (film)
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| Directed by | Alessandro Blasetti |
| Produced by | Nino Crisman |
| Written by | Luigi Pirandello (play), Alessandro Blasetti, Sergio Amidei, Adriano Bolzoni, Elio Bartolini |
| Starring | Ugo Tognazzi, Giovanna Ralli, Pierre Brasseure |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
| Cinematography |
Leonida Barboni Tonino Delli Colli Carlo Di Palma |
Release dates | 1963 |
Running time | 102 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Liolà (Italian pronunciation: [ljoˈla]) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It is based on Liolà, a comedy play by Luigi Pirandello.[1]
Plot summary
In Sicily at the end of the 1800s, the rich Zia Croce has a rich farm which controls together with his cousin Zio Simone, married to the young Mita, which fails to give him a son, who in the future Zio Simone will inherit all the fruits and vegetables that produces the farm. On stage comes the young Liolà which is surprised to see Mita married to Zio Simone, because previously he had an affair with her. Tuzza, daughter of Zia Croce, discovers that Liolà intends to renew a relationship with Mita and so she seduces him, making herself pregnant. When the incident is discovered a commotion's going on and so Liolà, combining other trouble, gets pregnant Mita also, resumed after a relaizone love. Finally Zio Simone believes that his wife had given birth to a child who would donate their possessions in future; but the reality is suddenly discovered.
Cast
- Ugo Tognazzi: Liolà
- Giovanna Ralli: Tuzza Azzara
- Anouk Aimée: Mita
- Pierre Brasseur: Zio Simone Palumbo
- Elisa Cegani: Cesa
- Dolores Palumbo: Zia Croce
- Umberto Spadaro
- Graziella Granata
References
External links
- Liolà at the Internet Movie Database