L'Udienza (1971)
Directed by Marco Ferreri
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Satire, Religious Comedy |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
This tiresome comedy features pop singer Enzo Jannacci as Amedeo, a country rube who comes to Vatican City seeking a personal audience with the Pope. Detailing Amedeo's battle with officious Vatican bureaucrats and bungling attempts to catch the Pope off-guard, the film rarely rises to the level of director Marco Ferreri's more subversive farces and resembles nothing more than a 1970s Neapolitan-style Pauly Shore vehicle. Italian film buffs will still appreciate the cast, which includes Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Piccoli of La Cage aux Folles as well as Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio Gassman, and Alain Cuny.
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Keywords
meeting, zealot, Pope, Vatican, religion