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The Kingdom of Naples (1978)

Original title: Nel regno di Napoli

1978-06-08 · 2h 10m · IT
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Cahiers du cinéma critic Serge Daney asks whether The Kingdom of Naples is "leftist fiction, kitschy melodrama, photo-roman, a decadent chronicle of a city, opera in a minor key, or simply the first realistic narrative film by Schroeter?" It is all of these and more: an epic chronicle of proletarian family life in Naples from 1943 to 1972 that brilliantly captures the wretched poverty, overwrought passions, and political, religious and economic upheavals of Sicily across two generations. Schroeter assimilates neorealist aesthetics and class sympathies with the tempestuous excesses of popular melodrama, borrowing freely from Rossellini, Pasolini, Visconti, Brecht, and Rossini. (Facets)

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Werner SchroeterDirector, WriterWolf WondratschekWriterGerardo D'AndreaWriter

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Liana TrouchéLiana TrouchéValeria Cavioli-SimonettiAntonio OrlandoAntonio OrlandoMassimo PaganoRenata ZamengoRenata ZamengoMother PaganoDino MeleDino MeleFather PaganoMargareth ClémentiMargareth ClémentiRosariaRaúl GimenezRaúl GimenezSimonettiCristina DonadioCristina DonadioVittoria PaganoGerardo D'AndreaGerardo D'AndreaPalumboIda Di BenedettoIda Di BenedettoPupetta FerrantePatrizio RispoPatrizio RispoMaria Antonietta RiegelMaria Antonietta RiegelVittoria Pagano, as a teenagerLaura SodanoLaura SodanoRosa

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What is The Kingdom of Naples about?

Cahiers du cinéma critic Serge Daney asks whether The Kingdom of Naples is "leftist fiction, kitschy melodrama, photo-roman, a decadent chronicle of a city, opera in a minor key, or simply the first realistic narrative film by Schroeter?" It is all of these and more: an epic chronicle of proletarian family life in Naples from 1943 to 1972 that brilliantly captures the wretched poverty, overwrought passions, and political, religious and economic upheavals of Sicily across two generations. Schroeter assimilates neorealist aesthetics and class sympathies with the tempestuous excesses of popular melodrama, borrowing freely from Rossellini, Pasolini, Visconti, Brecht, and Rossini. (Facets)

How long is The Kingdom of Naples?

The Kingdom of Naples has a runtime of 130 minutes.