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The King of Naples

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Original title

'O re

Year

1989

Running time

105 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Luigi Magni

Screenwriter

Luigi Magni

Cast

Music

Nicola Piovani

Cinematography

Franco Di Giacomo

Producer

Clemi Cinematografica, Titanus

Genre

Drama. Comedy | Historical. 19th Century

Synopsis

One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his queen Maria Sofia. This serio-comic drama follows the deposed king and his queen as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. Not only that, but she is frantic to have a baby and heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother. He is spending all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.

Awards: 1988: David di Donatello Awards: Best Supp. Actor (Croccolo) & Best Costume Design. 5 Nom.

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The King of Naples

1989

Luigi Magni