The Pizza Triangle
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| Directed by | Ettore Scola |
| Written by | Age & Scarpelli Ettore Scola |
| Produced by | Pio Angeletti Adriano De Micheli |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Monica Vitti Giancarlo Giannini Hércules Cortés |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (United States) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 min. |
| Countries | Italy Spain |
| Language | Italian |
The Pizza Triangle (Italian: Dramma della gelosia (tutti i particolari in cronaca)), also released as Drama of Jealousy, is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola and written by Scola and the screenwriter duo of Age & Scarpelli.[1] It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini. Spanish actors Manuel Zarzo and Juan Diego were dubbed into Italian. The film is available on DVD in Italy and Germany, released by WB as Eifersucht auf italienisch.
Plot
[edit]Adelaide (Monica Vitti) is a florist who begins to date Oreste (Marcello Mastroianni), who is an already married construction worker. However, Nello (Giancarlo Giannini), a pizza cook, interposes in the relationship, seducing Adelaide as well. The situation ensues in a quarrel, after which she is injured and hospitalized. Then, the three of them decide to live together but, eventually, the confused Adelaide leaves them after attempting suicide, to get involved romantically with Ambleto (Hércules Cortés), a butcher. Nonetheless, Nello the cook attempts suicide and the moved Adelaide returns with him. Oreste, who is unemployed now, intervenes again. Adelaide refuses both so another fight ensues, which causes the death of Adelaide.
Cast
[edit]- Marcello Mastroianni – Oreste Nardi
- Monica Vitti – Adelaide Ciafrocchi
- Giancarlo Giannini – Nello Serafini
- Manuel Zarzo – Ughetto
- Marisa Merlini – Silvana Ciafrocchi
- Hercules Cortez – Ambleto Di Meo
- Fernando Sánchez Polack – District Head of Communist Party
- Gioia Desideri – Adelaide's Friend
- Juan Diego – Antonia's Son
- Bruno Scipioni – Pizza maker
- Josefina Serratosa – Antonia
- Giuseppe Maffioli – Lawyer
- Paola Natale – Flower Seller
- Brizio Montinaro – Restaurant Night Guard
Awards
[edit]Marcello Mastroianni won the Best Actor award at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "NY Times: The Pizza Triangle". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Pizza Triangle". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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