How Do You Speak, Brother?

1974 0h 52m IT

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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A parody of Manzoni's canonical 19th-century novel "I promessi sposi" (The Bethroded) from the point of view of the villain Don Rodrigo, who, however, in this upended version of the story is the victim rather than the perpretator of the violence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nanni Moretti
Don Rodrigo
Lorenza Codignola
Lucia
Giorgio Viterbo
Renzo
Vincenzo Vitobello
Fra Cristoforo
Fulvia Fazio
Agnese
Beniamino Placido
Il conte zio
Corrado Sannucci
Padre provinciale

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nanni Moretti
Writers: Alessandro Manzoni, Nanni Moretti
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nanni Moretti and Lorenza Codignola and Giorgio Viterbo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nanni Moretti directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Nanni Moretti and Lorenza Codignola and Giorgio Viterbo carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0071353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.