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'o Re( 1989)

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Overview

One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Giancarlo Giannini

      Francis II of the Two Sicilies

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      Ornella Muti

      Maria Sophie of Bavaria

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      Carlo Croccolo

      Rafele

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      Luc Merenda

      Don Josè Borges

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      Cristina Marsillach

      Luciana

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      Anna Maria Ackermann

      Maria Theresa of Austria

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      Corrado Pani

      General Coviello

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      Massimo Abbate

      Prince Louis, Count of Trani

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      Anna Kanakis

      Brigand Woman

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      Franco Pistoni

      Police Commissioner Macchi

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      Franco Tavassi

      Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

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      Sergio Solli

      Pulcinella

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      Vincenzo Aronica

      Comedian with Violin

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      Giovanni Balzaretti

      Harlequin Comedian

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      Tina Bonavita

      Comedian with Flower

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      Donato Citarella

      Comedian with Guitar

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      Franco Concilio

      Comedian

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      Carlo Conversi

      Neapolitan Band Leader

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      Giuseppe D'Aloja

      Brigand

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      Marco Di Stefano

      Borbonic Officer

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      Paolo Falace

      Luigi 'Chiavone' Alonso

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      Benedetto Fanna

      Comedian

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      Carla Fioravanti

      Comedian in Red

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      Vanni Fois

      Borges' Traitor

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      Iaia Forte

      Comedian with Tambourine

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      Gianni Franco

      Italian General

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      Luigi Maria Gallo

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      Bayer Gudrun

      Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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      Mari Hubert

      African Comedian

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      Alberto Incrocci

      Zouaves Officer

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      Marco Massimiani

      Italian Officer

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      Eleonora Parlante

      Comedian with Hat

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      Isabella Perricone

      Sicilian Comedian

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      Paolo Proietti

      Comedian with Stilts

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      Luigi Rossi

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      Gino Serra

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      Gianfranco Stoppani

      Medic

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      Egidio Termine

      Garibaldino

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      Alfredo Vasco

      Carmine Crocco

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      Guido Quintozzi

      Shepherd (uncredited)

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      Sergio Silveri

      Brigand (uncredited)

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      Marcello Magnelli

      Brigand (uncredited)

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      Erminio Bianchi Fasani

      Brigand (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Nov 27 2024
    Though at times I did quite enjoy this, I will admit to not always knowing what was going on! It blurs the lines between biopic, history and pantomime to the point where it is often quite difficult to discover just who is sane and who is not. There certainly was a King Francesco II of Naples and the Two Sicilies (Giancarlo Giannini) who was married to Maria Sofia (Ornella Muti) and they were deposed by Garibaldi before Vittorio Emanuele incorporated their realm into the newly founded kingdom of Italy, but as to the rest of this drama - well it's a speculative romp through the caricature of char...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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