La Carbonara
La Carbonara is a 2000 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni.[1][2]
| La Carbonara | |
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| Directed by | Luigi Magni |
| Produced by | Letizia Colonna Massimo Ferrero |
| Written by | Luigi Magni |
| Starring | Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere Valerio Mastandrea Nino Manfredi |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Danilo Desideri Pino De Valeri |
| Edited by | Fernanda Indoni |
Release date | 2000 |
Running time | 108 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Rome, early 1800. Cecilia is a commoner who runs an inn, where the specialty is the so-called "pasta carbonara". Moreover, the woman is tied to the movement of young patriots, said "Carbonari", who want a united Italy, and are struggling against the power of the pope. Cecilia believes she lost her husband in a fatal accident, and has made a new lover: Fabrizio, who is also a patriot. One day the guy's saved by a monk, when he is about to be imprisoned by the soldiers of Cardinal Rivarola. The monk is the husband of Cecilia, not dead in the accident, and now he helps her to fight against the power of Rome with the Carbonari.
Cast
- Lucrezia Lante della Rovere: Cecilia, la Carbonara
- Valerio Mastandrea: Fabrizio
- Nino Manfredi: Cardinal Rivarola
- Claudio Amendola: Lupone
- Pierfrancesco Favino: The sergeant
- Fabrizio Gifuni: Zaccaria
References
- Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
- Franco Montini, Piero Spila, Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disincanto. Rai Eri, 2000. ISBN 8839711341.
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