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'Na santarella

1975 · 156 min

A warm, theatrical comedy of double life, filled with Neapolitan charm and gentle satire, unfolding at a leisurely pace.

Directed by: Eduardo De Filippo
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Eduardo De Filippo, Linda Moretti, Mario Scarpetta

Overview: Happy Sciosciammocca has a double life: he plays sacred music in the convent of Rondinelle and teaches music to the educators, at night he goes to Naples where he is known as the actor.

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Directed by: Eduardo De Filippo
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Eduardo De Filippo, Linda Moretti, Mario Scarpetta

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
faith
art
family
class
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Eduardo De Filippo
Written by: Eduardo Scarpetta
Starring: Eduardo De Filippo, Linda Moretti, Mario Scarpetta, Gennarino Palumbo, Isa Danieli, Lina Sastri, Luca De Filippo
Runtime: 156 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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