The Marquis of Grillo

The Marquis of Grillo (1981)

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Summary: Il Marchese del Grillo is a 1981 comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Alberto Sordi as the titular character. The movie depicts some episodes of the life of a noble in the Rome of the early 19th century. Loosely based on folklore accounts about the real Onofrio del Grillo (who actually lived in the 18th century), this character plays a number of pranks, one even involving Pope Pius VII. (karagarga.net)

AKA: Il marchese del Grillo

Genre: Comedy

Country: France, Italy

Directed By: Mario Monicelli

Written By: Leonardo Benvenuti, Bernardino Zapponi

Starring: Alberto Sordi, Flavio Bucci, Tommaso Bianco, Marina Confalone, Riccardo Billi, Caroline Berg, Andrea Bevilacqua, Angela Campanella

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A true delicacy from one of the most underrated directors ever. The Marquis of Grillo is engrossing and spectacular as a period piece, and jolly good fun as a comedy, but as with all the best examples of Commedia All'Italiana, there is highly complex and insightful human drama and social observation behind the humor. The typically ingenious Alberto Sordi portrays a lovable rascal, the pampered aristocrat Onofrio who plays cruel practical jokes on everyone from plebe to pope. Brilliantly written.