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directed by Ettore Scola. It was filmed in

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and some of its sets were used by

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, as Ettore Scola said in Néstor Birri's book.

Plot

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1938, Umberto (

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) and Leone ( Sergio Castellitto) have got a men's costume shop, on the same street. Umberto is

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, Leone is

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. Racial Laws are approved in

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in 1938 after

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's visit to Rome (see also Ettore Scola's

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Cast

as Umberto Melchiorri * Sergio Castellitto as Leone Della Rocca * Gérard Depardieu as Professor Angelo *

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as Giuditta Della Rocca * Jean-Claude Brialy as Grandad Mattia Della Rocca *

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as Count Treuberg *

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as Paolo Melchiorri *

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as Matilde *

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as Ignazietto Paspinelli *

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as Commissioner Collegiani

Awards

23rd Moscow International Film Festival The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' The Believer'' directed by Henry Bean. Jury * Margarethe von Trotta (Germany – President of the Jury) * Jia ...

Best Director *6

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nominations * David di Donatello Best Production Design

References

External links

* 2001 films 2001 drama films Italian drama films 2000s Italian-language films Films directed by Ettore Scola Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Films set in 1938 Films set in Rome Films about Fascist Italy Films about Jews and Judaism Films with screenplays by Ettore Scola 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub