The Teacher from Vigevano
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
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| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
Production company | Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Dino De Laurentiis Distribuzione |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | 431 million lire[1] |
Il maestro di Vigevano, English title The Teacher from Vigevano, is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film directed by Elio Petri. It is based on the novel of the same name by Lucio Mastronardi.[1][2][3]
Plot
Antonio Mombelli is a primary school teacher, married and father of a son. Although he is satisfied with his humble life and salary, his ambitious wife Ada pushes him to quit his job and open a small shoe factory with his severance pay. After his business' bankruptcy due to a tax investigation, Antonio takes a new exam to return to his teacher's job, but is devasteated to learn that Ada betrays him with local industrialist Bugatti.
Cast
- Alberto Sordi as Antonio Mombelli
- Claire Bloom as Ada Mombelli
- Vito De Taranto as Pereghi, the director
- Piero Mazzarella as Bugatti
- Guido Spadea as Nanini
- Eva Magni as Nanini's widow
- Anna Carena as Drivaldi
- Gustavo D'Arpe as Amiconi
- Ya Doucheskaya as Eva
- Lilla Ferrante as the director's daughter
- Enzo Sancrotti as Carlo, Ada's brother
- Ignazio Gibilisco as Maraldi
- Bruno De Cerce as Cipollone
- Adriano Tocchio as Lawyer Racalmuto
- Tullio Scavazzi as Rino Mombelli
- Egidio Casolari as Filippi
- Aniello Coastabile as Zarzalli
- Lorenzo Logli as wholesaler
- Enzo Savone as Bugatti's son
- Olivo Mondin as janitor
- Gaetano Fusari as health insurance doctor
- Carlo Montini
- Nando Angelini
- Umberto Rocco
- Franco Moraldi
- Franco Tuminelli
- Joris Muzio
Reception
The critical reception of The Teacher from Vigevano was mixed.[1] Gianni Rondolino acknowledged Petri's portrayal of the locale, but criticised the film for repeatedly giving in to "the needs of mass entertainment" and "broad and simple tastes".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Curti, Roberto (2021). Elio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 9781476680347.
- ^ a b "Il maestro di Vigevano". Cinematografo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Lang, Simon (2023). Ästhetik und Politik im Werk des italienischen Filmregisseurs Elio Petri. edition text + kritik. ISBN 9783967078770.
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