Clowns

Story

Synopsis

In the theater of a small village, rehersals are taking place for a show based on the opera I Pagliacci. There is no orchestra, just a piano and the singers. Amongs the few people in the audience there is the mother of the singer, a rich local lady and financer of the project, the sister, and a few other people involved in the show. During a dinner party at this rich lady’s house, a hiposis session takes place, where rancor and pain emerge from the brother and sister towards their mother and their impossibility of overcoming them.

Director

Marco Bellocchio

Writers

Marco Bellocchio

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Release date

1 September 2016

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Lucia Ragni

  Mother

• Luca Micheletti

  Son

• 

  Federica Fracassi

  Daughter

• 

  Rebecca Liberati

  Nedda

• 

  Corrado Invernizzi

  Canio

• 

  Mino Manni

  Hypnotist