The Miser (1990 film)

The Miser
The Miser
Directed by	Tonino Cervi
Written by	Rodolfo Sonego, , Alberto Sordi, Tonino Cervi (from Molière's play)
Produced by	Tonino Cervi
Starring	Alberto Sordi; Laura Antonelli; Miguel Bosè; Christopher Lee; Carlo Croccolo
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi,
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Release date	1990;
Running time	120 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Miser (Italian: L'avaro) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi.^[1] It is a loose adaptation of Molière's comedy The Miser.^[2]

Plot[]

The rich and miserly Don Arpagone lives his days following precise patterns and commanding his servants and sons. He wants to marry a rich girl named Marianna, but is loved by the boy Valerio, without Arpagone knowing. As if that were not enough, Arpagone, in addition to wanting the inheritance of the new bride, intends to marry his daughter with a rich noble to earn more money.
Don Arpagone also has a chest full of gold coins, which he jealously guards because he fears that everybody wants to steal it, including the servants and children in his family. Just when one day Arpagone drops his guard, his young friend Valerio steals the cash coins to marry his beautiful lover ...

Cast[]

Alberto Sordi as Arpagone
Laura Antonelli as Frosina
as Cleante
Anna Kanakis as Elisa
Valérie Allain as Marianna
Miguel Bosé as Valerio
Christopher Lee as Cardinale Spinosi
Marie Laforêt as Contessa Isabella Spinosi
Lucia Bosè as Donna Elvira
Franco Interlenghi as Mastro Giacomo
Carlo Croccolo as Mastro Simone
as Argena
Jacques Sernas as Don Guglielmo
Mattia Sbragia as Don Oronte

References[]

^ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2001. ISBN 8884400856.
^ Vittorio Spiga (8 April 1990). "L'avaro: Recensione". Il Resto del Carlino.

External links[]

The Miser at IMDb

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[1] Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2001. ISBN 8884400856.

[2] Vittorio Spiga (8 April 1990). "L'avaro: Recensione". Il Resto del Carlino.

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