The King Of Laughter
Dubbed in : Italian ( Original )
At the beginning of the twentieth century, in the Naples of the Belle Epoque, theaters and cinemas are on the rise. The great comedian Eduardo Scarpetta is the box-office king. Success has made him a…
The King Of Laughter
Dubbed in : Italian ( Original )
At the beginning of the twentieth century, in the Naples of the Belle Epoque, theaters and cinemas are on the rise. The great comedian Eduardo Scarpetta is the box-office king. Success has made him a very rich man. At the height of his success, Scarpetta allows himself what will prove to be a dangerous gamble. He decides to parody the play "The Daughter of Iorio", a tragedy by the greatest Italian poet of the time, Gabriele D`Annunzio. On opening night, all hell breaks loose: the play is interrupted by screams, whistles and insults from the poets and playwrights of the new generation who cry out scandal, and Scarpetta ends up being sued for plagiarism by D`Annunzio himself. Everything in Scarpetta`s life seems to be going in pieces, but with a great actor`s performance he`ll manage to challenge a fate that wanted him a loser, and he`ll win his last game.
The King Of Laughter
Biography · Drama
Film Details
At the beginning of the twentieth century, in the Naples of the Belle Epoque, theaters and cinemas are on the rise. The great comedian Eduardo Scarpetta is the box-office king. Success has made him a very rich man.
At the height of his success, Scarpetta allows himself what will prove to be a dangerous gamble. He decides to parody the play "The Daughter of Iorio", a tragedy by the greatest Italian poet of the time, Gabriele D`Annunzio. On opening night, all hell breaks loose: the play is interrupted by screams, whistles and insults from the poets and playwrights of the new generation who cry out scandal, and Scarpetta ends up being sued for plagiarism by D`Annunzio himself.
Everything in Scarpetta`s life seems to be going in pieces, but with a great actor`s performance he`ll manage to challenge a fate that wanted him a loser, and he`ll win his last game..