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Based on Nikolai Gogol's story with the location changed from Russia to Italy and the time changed to the present (1952), the story is about a poor city-hall clerk whose only desire is for a new overcoat. The town mayor is planning a reception for visiting VIPs in honor of a new, wasteful piece...

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Main Authors: Gogolʹ, Nikolaj Vasilʹevič 1809-1852 (Author), Lattuada, Felice (Composer)
Other Authors: Corsi, Giordano (Screenwriter), Montuori, Mario 1920- (Cinematographer), Rascel, Renato 1912-1991 (Actor), Sanson, Yvonne (Actor), Stival, Giulio 1902-1953 (Actor), Mattia, Ettore (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Italian
Published: [S.l.] 01 Distribution [ca. 2006]
Series:Gianluca & Stefano Curti editori
Minerva classic
Summary:Based on Nikolai Gogol's story with the location changed from Russia to Italy and the time changed to the present (1952), the story is about a poor city-hall clerk whose only desire is for a new overcoat. The town mayor is planning a reception for visiting VIPs in honor of a new, wasteful piece of construction. The clerk bungles his assignment and is fired. However, he stumbles on some bribery concerning the architects and, to keep him quiet, he's given his job back plus a bonus. He buys his long-cherished overcoat, and it makes him so presentable he wins newly-found respect from everybody. But his coat is stolen and the bitter weather causes him to contact a fever and he dies, upsetting the mayor's reception when he returns as a ghost
Item Description:Bildformat 4:3 (full frame 1.33:1)
Orig.: Italien 1952
Enth. commento audio di Flavio De Bernardinis (professore di "Storia e critica del cindema" presso l'Università La Sapienza di Roma e la Scuola Nazionale di cinema) ; intervista ad Angelo Pasquini sceneggiatore e regista ; scene inedite ; differenze tra sceneggiatura e girato
Physical Description:1 DVD, 102 Min., s/w, mono, Dolby digital 2.0 12 cm