Mario Monicelli - 100 Años de Cine
El Cultural San Martín - Paraná esquina Sarmiento
Room: 1
A funny and tantalizing comedy about risky desire, Casanova 70 follows the romantic exploits of Andrea (Marcello Mastroianni, who else) as he tries to deal with an unfortunate and fairly unusual sexual condition. It seems that Andrea can only become aroused when he is in a dangerous situation, and this leads to all sorts of problems with the various women he encounters. Episodic in structure, the script focuses on Andrea’s various dalliances with beautiful conquests as he seeks out increasingly precarious situations in order to satiate his desires. Watching Mastroianni attempt to sneak around without being caught leads to some great bits of physical comedy. The actor handles the role with charisma and buffoonery. Bolstering the physical comedy is Monicelli’s humorous use of blocking and composition. Deliberate camera movements, physical positioning, and well placed objects within the set are all used to great effect, including a particularly amusing instance involving a mirror which instantly exposes Andrea in the middle of a lie.
D: Mario Monicelli
G: Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni, Suso Cecchi d’Amico
F: Aldo Tonti
E: Ruggero Mastroianni
DA: Mario Garbuglia
S: Franco Bassi
M: Giorgio Calabrese, Pino Massara
P: Carlo Ponti
CP: Euro International Film, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia
Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Bernard Blier, Michèle Mercier
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Despite the fact that he visited only once, Mario Monicelli loved Argentina. In the centennial of his birth, Bafici pays tribute to this master of Italian cinema. He was an auteur in the most comprehensive sense of the word, as he wrote most of his films. He started his career in the Thirties directing student short films and working as an assistan...
