Bell' Antonio

Plot

Directed by the comparatively unknown Mauro Bolognini, the Italian Bell' Antonio is distinguished by its screenplay, cowritten by directorial giant Pier Paolo Pasolini. Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale are happily married until she finds out he's impotent. It takes her a year to find this out, which ought to give an indication of how seriously we're supposed to take this film. Also risible is the fact that Mastrioanni bears the reputation of a fabulous lover, as do practically all the members of his family. Nonetheless, he stands by like a dummy when Cardinale's father forces her to annul the marriage and wed another. It's all nonsense, of course, but Pasolini and his collaborators weave their tale so persuasively that one forgives the film's utter lack of credibility. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni - Antonio Magnano
• Claudia Cardinale - Barbara Puglisi
• Pierre Brasseur - Alfio Magnano
• Rina Morelli - Mrs. Magnano
• Tomas Milian - Eduardo

Credit

Carlo Egidi - Art Director, Piero Tosi - Art Director, Mauro Bolognini - Director, Nino Baragli - Editor, Piero Piccioni - Composer (Music Score), Piero Piccioni - Musical Direction/Supervision, Armando Nannuzzi - Cinematographer, Raphael Hakim - Producer, Pier Paolo Pasolini - Screenwriter, Gino Vissentini - Screenwriter, Vitaliano Brancati - Book Author

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