The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
The film is set during the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. Petruccio lives in Ferrara with his wife, Fiametta. Initially, he works as a scribe at the city court. Under the pseudonym Giovanni Boccaccio, he writes amorous tales that divide opinion within the city. While the women read the texts with delight, the men are outraged by their moral licentiousness.
Ratings
TMDB6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert MaischDirector
Cast
- Willy FritschPetruccio, Stadtschreiber
- Heli FinkenzellerFiametta, Petruccios Frau
- Albrecht SchoenhalsCesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara
- Gina FalckenbergFrancesca, seine Frau
- Paul KempVerleger Calandrino
- Fita BenkhoffBianca, seine Frau
- Albert FlorathBartolomeo, Hauptmann
- Ernst WaldowRicco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
- Vilma BekendorfGesellschafterin der Herzogin
- Tina EilersPia, seine Frau
- Hans Hermann SchaufußDer Oberrichter
- Helmut WeissGeronimo, ein Kleiderhändler
Themes
musical