Marco Bellocchio
HENRY IV
Enrico IV
Sessions
11:30h
Verdi 3
VOSCAT
15:45h
Verdi 5
VOSCAT
Information
DRAMA
ITALY · 1984
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN
COLOUR · 85 MIN.
A man of high society lives secluded in a castle, believing he is King Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire. He has been like this for 20 years, since he suffered an accident and hit his head when he was disguised as this historical figure. His sister and a group of servants take care of him, maintaining the illusion that the world takes place in the Middle Ages. Now a psychiatrist has devised an elaborate plan to restore the man's sanity.
- DIRECTION
Marco Bellocchio
- CAST
Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Leopoldo Trieste, Paolo Bonacelli
- WRITING CREDITS
Marco Bellocchio, Tonino Guerra
Adapted from the play of the same name by Luigi Pirandello. - CINEMATOGRAPHY
Giuseppe Lanci
- MUSIC
Astor Piazzolla
- FILM EDITION
Mirco Garrone
- PRODUCER
Enzo Porcelli
- PRODUCTION COMPANY
Rai 2, Odyssia
