The Good Italian III - The Magic of Naples (2017)
Giancarlo Giannini in his now usual role as the Prince of Soragna, a small town in the lower Po Valley, the starting and ending point of all the adventures in the series, is absorbed by the daily shaving ritual with his family barber, in this case played by the real Prince of Soragna, Diofebo Meli Lupi. A dear friend, the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigólo, arrives breathlessly and asks the Prince, who is half Neapolitan, for advice on the best rendering of the famous song "O Paese d'o Sole" with in the background the version by Roberto Murolo, the unmistakable voice and sophisticated performer of the tradition. The difficulty is obviously not technical for the great tenor but lies in looking for that expressivity and passion in interpretation that has made this musical form, deriving from great Italian melodrama, one of the best loved in the world.
Director: Adriano De Santis
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Giancarlo Giannini as Principe |
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Emanuele Angeloni as Fefé |
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Vittorio Grigolo as The Prince's Tenor Friend |
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Diofebo Meli Lupi as The Barber |
| Directing | Adriano De Santis | Director |
| Writing | Franco Bernini | Writer |
| Writing | Marco Borromei | Writer |
| Writing | Michela Straniero | Writer |
| Production | Elio Cecchin | Line Producer |
| Production | Adriano De Santis | Producer |
| Crew | Sandro Camerata | Cinematography |
| Editing | Cristiano Correddu | Editor |
| Editing | Davide Vizzini | Editor |
| Production | Carlo Rescigno | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Hemming | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Icaro Lorenzoni | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Orlandelli | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edo Tagliavini | First Assistant Director |
| Art | David Orlandelli | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Mauro Eusepi | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Edgar Iacolenna | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Matteo Lugara | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Guido Spizzico | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Giulia Fosca Borelli | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Antonio Paolucci | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Lighting | Matteo Zanchi | Gaffer |