Il volpone
Il volpone is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed in by Maurizio Ponzi, inspired by Ben Jonson's comedy with the same name. The film stars Enrico Montesano, Enrico Maria Salerno and Paolo Villaggio.[2]
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| Directed by | Maurizio Ponzi |
| Written by | Maurizio Ponzi Ottavio Jemma Piero De Bernardi Leo Benvenuti |
| Story by | Ben Jonson |
| Starring | Enrico Montesano Paolo Villaggio |
| Cinematography | Sandro D'Eva |
| Music by | Fabio Liberatori |
| Distributed by | CDI[1] |
Release date | 1988 |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
Set in the Ligurian Riviera during the 1980s, it features Paolo Villaggio as Ugo Maria Volpone, a rich but apparently ill ship company owner. He is surrounded by a series of relatives and friends (played by Enrico Maria Salerno, Renzo Montagnani, Alessandro Haber) who blandish him in order to inherit his estate. The shrewd Volpone, in return, organizes a hoax against them to betray their greed. In the movie, he is joined by a new waiter, Bartolomeo Mosca (Enrico Montesano), who quickly shows himself to be as cunning as Volpone in arranging humiliations.
Cast
- Enrico Montesano: Bartolomeo Mosca
- Enrico Maria Salerno: Ciro Corvino
- Renzo Montagnani: Raffaele Voltore
- Athina Cenci: Marta Corbaccio
- Alessandro Haber: Ernesto Corbaccio
- Mariangela Giordano: Eliana Voltore
- Eleonora Giorgi: Francesca Corvino
- Paolo Villaggio: Ugo Maria Volpone
- Maurizio Donadoni: Aldo Marignano
- Sabrina Ferilli: Rosalba Marignano
References
- "Il volpone (1988)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.