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6.8 1h 43m

Strangeness

During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets two gravediggers-turned-playwrights rehearsing a play with their amateur dramatics. Pirandello takes an interest in the odd couple, having been suffering from writer's block while working on his eventual masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author.

Top Cast

  • Toni Servillo

    Toni Servillo

    Luigi Pirandello

  • Salvatore Ficarra

    Salvatore Ficarra

    Onofrio "Nofrio" Principato

  • Valentino Picone

    Valentino Picone

    Sebastiano "Bastiano" Vella

  • Giulia Andò

    Giulia Andò

    Santina

  • Rosario Lisma

    Rosario Lisma

    Mimmo Casà

  • Donatella Finocchiaro

    Donatella Finocchiaro

    La balia

  • Aurora Quattrocchi

    Aurora Quattrocchi

    Maria Antonietta Portolano

  • Galatea Ranzi

    Galatea Ranzi

    La madre

  • Fausto Russo Alesi

    Fausto Russo Alesi

    Il padre

Overview

During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets two gravediggers-turned-playwrights rehearsing a play with their amateur dramatics. Pirandello takes an interest in the odd couple, having been suffering from writer's block while working on his eventual masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author.

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