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The Marquis of Grillo

1981 · 139 min

A leisurely, wry satire that invites you to savor the mischief and hypocrisy of a bygone aristocracy.

Overview
In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • corruption
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mario Monicelli
Written by
Alberto Sordi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Mario Monicelli, Tullio Pinelli
Starring
Alberto Sordi, Paolo Stoppa, Caroline Berg, Riccardo Billi, Flavio Bucci, Camillo Milli, Cochi Ponzoni, Marc Porel
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
139 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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