''Magnificent Presence'' ( it, Magnifica presenza, also known as ''A Magnificent Haunting'') is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Ferzan Özpetek (born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy.
Biography
Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza Unive ...
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Plot
Pietro Pontechievello is a gay man who rents a large house in the historic center of
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. In the abode Pietro quickly learns of strange and mysterious presences. The house is haunted by the ghosts of members of a theater company dating back to the times of fascism, and now they do not know that are dead. Indeed, the ghosts believe they are on leave to participate in a new show, and Pietro does not know how to drive the intruders from the building.
Cast
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Andrea Bosca - Luca Veroli
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Margherita Buy
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner.
Overview
After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her bre ...
- Lea Marni
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Loredana Cannata
Loredana Cannata (born 14 July 1975) is an Italian movie, television and theater actress.
Biography
Born in Ragusa, Italy, Cannata studied acting while growing up in her native Sicily. She started early on to play leading roles in several st ...
- Casting
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Giuseppe Fiorello - Filippo Verni
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Elio Germano
Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duro ...
- Pietro Pontechievello
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Paola Minaccioni - Maria
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Ambrogio Maestri
Ambrogio Maestri (born 1970) is an Italian operatic baritone. He is especially known for his portrayal of the title character in Giuseppe Verdi's ''Falstaff''. He studied piano and singing in his home town, Pavia. In Italy he has performed at the ...
- Ambrogio Dardini
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Anna Proclemer - Livia Morosini
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Vittoria Puccini
Vittoria Puccini (born 18 November 1981) is an Italian film and television actress.
Since her success as the lead actress in 2003-2005 costume drama television series ''Elisa di Rivombrosa'', she has continued to work in television and movie p ...
- Beatrice Marni
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Cem Yılmaz - Yusuf Antep
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Alessandro Roja
Alessandro Roja (born 4 September 1978) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Roja studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 2003, and made his professional debut in 2004, in th ...
- Paolo
References
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2012 films
2010s fantasy comedy-drama films
Films directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Italian fantasy comedy-drama films
2012 comedy films
2012 drama films
2010s Italian films
Fandango (Italian company) films
Rai Cinema films
2010s Italian-language films
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