Directed by:
Marco FerreriScreenplay:
Marco FerreriCinematography:
Mario VulpianiComposer:
Teo UsuelliCast:
Enzo Jannacci, Claudia Cardinale, Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Michel Piccoli, Alain Cuny, Daniele Dublino, Dante Cleri, Bruno Bertocci, Nestore Cavaricci (more)Plots(1)
Amedeo, an army officer on leave, travels to Rome genuinely intent on having a private audience with Pope Paul VI. This peaceful mission comes to the attention of a Vatican police commissioner, who sends Amedeo on a roller-coaster jaunt involving a series of absurd situations, from his arrest and harassment from officials and the Pontifical Swiss Guard, to an improbable affair with a high-class prostitute. For many months, Amedeo stumbles through Vatican officialdom, desperately searching for someone to help him. What Ferreri originally intended as a faithful filmic adaptation of Kafka’s "The Castle" became a tragicomic allegory loosely inspired by the novel, exploring the intricate labyrinth of relationships between the citizen and Power. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Enzo Jannacci
Italy
Best movies:
Man and Wife (1970)
That Night in Varennes (1982)
The Audience (1971)
Claudia Cardinale
Tunisia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
History (1986) (TV movie)
Ugo Tognazzi
Italy
Best movies:
Viva Italia! (1977)
Question d'honneur (1966)
All My Friends Part 2 (1982)
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Michel Piccoli
France
Best movies:
Un amour de pluie (1974)
May Fools (1990)
Mado (1976)
Alain Cuny
France
Best movies:
La dolce vita (1960)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Daniele Dublino
Italy
Best movies:
The Big Racket (1976)
The Moro Affair (1986)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Dante Cleri
Best movies:
Ace High (1968)
Rome Armed to the Teeth (1976)
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
Bruno Bertocci
Best movies:
Amarcord (1973)
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
Nestore Cavaricci
USA
Best movies:
Avanti! (1972)
The Big Racket (1976)
I Am Afraid (1977)
Rossana Canghiari
Italy
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980)