Man, Beast and Virtue

Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)

L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù

Paolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his friends do not know why. The man is the lover of Assunta, the mother of one of his pupils, and he discovers that she has become pregnant.

Date of release
1953-05-09
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Steno

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Cetara

L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù, internationally released as Man, Beast and Virtue, is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It starred Italian comedian Totò and famed actor Orson Welles.

Production

Sergio Leone and Lucio Fulci were both assistant directors on this film. Fulci said the film did not really do well, but it gave Fulci his first screenwriting credit, and he really enjoyed being in Orson Welles' presence. Welles was in Italy filming Othello at the time, and Fulci said Welles' entire diet consisted of oranges which he ate in massive quantities.

The film was originally shot in Gevacolor, but only black-and-white prints exist today. The film was based on the 1919 novel and play of the same name by Luigi Pirandello. Pirandello's heirs were very disappointed with the film, which they said omitted most of the bawdy humor and the theme of dressing the actors up in animal costumes was jettisoned by the producers, leaving behind an emasculated version of Pirandello's play.

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