Il Cappotto (1952)
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Genres - Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Satire, Period Film |
Release Date - Oct 7, 1953 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The classic Nicolas Gogal fable The Overcoat is given a European flavor by Italian filmmaker Alberto Lattuada; some consider the film to be Lattuada's best "psychological study." Comedian Renato Rascel plays a nebbishy nobody who spends his life-savings on a fancy overcoat. Suddenly, the nobody becomes a somebody, proving beyond doubt that clothes make the man. And then one day, the overcoat is stolen...Fleshing out the short-but-bittersweet Gogol original are several colorful new characters, including a publicity-hungry small-town mayor, played by Giulio Stival. The background music was composed by director Lattuada's wife Felice. American prints of Il Cappato are missing a so-called "naughty" telephone exchange between the mayor and his silken mistress.
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clothes