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La grande magia

1964 · 121 min

A witty, philosophical comedy that blurs reality and illusion, keeping you amused and thoughtful as it explores trust and self-deception.

Directed by
Eduardo De Filippo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Eduardo De Filippo, Giancarlo Sbragia, Antonio Casagrande
Overview
Amongst the guests of the Metropole Hotel there is Calogero Di Spelta ridiculed for his unnecessary jealousy towards Marta, his beautiful wife. The illusionist Otto Marvuglia during his show pretends to make her disappear, and this allows her to meet her lover Mariano D'Albino. But Marta definitively escapes while the magician makes Calogero believe that his wife's in a box, and that she could reappear only if he blindly believed in her loyalty.

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Directed by
Eduardo De Filippo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Eduardo De Filippo, Giancarlo Sbragia, Antonio Casagrande
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Eduardo De Filippo
Starring
Eduardo De Filippo, Giancarlo Sbragia, Antonio Casagrande, Pietro Carloni
Runtime
121 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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