Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy, Spain, Belgium
Why tonight?
- In Italian — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- court case
- theater play
- biography
- playwright
- theatre company
- courtroom drama
- family portrait
- freedom of expression
- theatre history
- belle epoque
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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 Caccioppoli — 'Mimì' Scarpetta
- Lucrezia Guidone — Irma Gramatica
- Elena Ghiaurov — Lyda Borelli
- Directed
- Mario Martone
- Written
- Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 207 ratings
- Studio
- Indigo Film, Tornasol Media, RAI Cinema, Regione Lazio, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Regione Campania
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
