Il cilindro (1978)
The comedy, centered on five characters (Rita, Rodolfo, Agostino, Bettina, and Don Attilio - "o viecchio pazzo"-), has as background the Italy of the 60s between the economic boom and the perennial unemployment crisis. The cylinder, well explained by "Agostino-Eduardo" in the comedy, is a representation of power, designed to intimidate the ignorant for its only evocative "power". It can also be seen as a sort of "Pirandellian mask", where the character of Augustine wears it to defend himself and represent something that he is not.
Director: Eduardo De Filippo
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Eduardo De Filippo as Agostino Muscariello |
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Monica Vitti as Rita |
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Luca De Filippo as Rodolfo |
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Pupella Maggio as Bettina |
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Vincenzo Salemme as |
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Linda Moretti as |
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Marzio Honorato as |
| Writing | Eduardo De Filippo | Writer |
| Directing | Eduardo De Filippo | Director |
