In principio era il trio

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Massimo Lopez directs. Carlo Natali behind the camera. Maurizio Liparata cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 3Directed by Massimo Lopez, shot by Carlo Natali. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Maurizio Liparata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Anna Marchesini and Massimo Lopez and Tullio Solenghi carry the top of the cast.
• 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Carlo Natali

Editing

Maurizio Liparata

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Status

Released

Original language

IT

Production companies

Who made it

• RA

  Rai Com

  IT

Key crew

• AuthorMassimo Lopez
• AuthorAnna Marchesini
• AuthorTullio Solenghi
• Set DesignerGianfranco Padovani
• Costume DesignerSibylle Ulsamer
• MusicStefano Marcucci
• EditorMaurizio Liparata
• Production ManagerRoberto Papi
• Producer's AssistantDaniela Valentini

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• parodie

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1990-01-01
• Physical2013-04-18· DVD
• Physical2020-09-01· DVD (Eagle Pictures)
• TV1993-01-09· Trasmesso da RAI 2 nello show "In principio era Il Trio"

Also known as

International titles

• In principio era il trioIT