Totó in color (1952) on Netflix
Antonio Scannagatti, a penniless musician in Caianello, is sure he is a genius and wants the publisher Tiscordi to launch his composition. The mayor asks him to lead the town band.
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Plot summary
Antonio Scannagatti, penniless and living with his sister's family, calls himself the Swan of Caianello and wants the Milanese publisher Tiscordi to make him a star. The mayor of the town is preparing a celebration for Joe Pellecchia, a gangster who came from there. Maestro Tiburzio cannot use his arms, so the mayor asks Scannagatti to conduct the town band. Scannagatti finds the offer unworthy of him, then accepts after Poldo, the mayor's nephew, promises a recommendation from Tiscordi.
Cast
- Rocco D'Assuntaas Il cognato siciliano
- Anna Vitaas Un'esistenzialista
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Totó in color (1952)
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- Totò in Color was shot with the Ferraniacolor system, which required extremely powerful lighting; the glare was especially painful for Totò, who already suffered from long-term eye problems, and is credited with accelerating his loss of vision.
- Totò's most famous sketch, "The Honourable Gentleman in the sleeping car", began in 1947 and grew over years of performance, and was inspired by a real encounter in which Totò and Giulio Andreotti happened to share the same sleeping car.
- In 2008 Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage placed the film on its list of 100 Italian films to be saved, films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978".
