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The Three-Cornered Hat (1934)

The Three-Cornered Hat poster
Original title
Il cappello a tre punte
Directed by
Mario Camerini
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy set in Naples about a governor who schemes to seduce a miller's wife. The miller and his wife plot to outwit him leading to humorous misunderstandings.

lightheartedplayfulupbeatcomicalwhimsicalfast-pacedenergeticfarce-like

What happens

The Three-Cornered Hat (Italian: Il cappello a tre punte, also spelled as Three Cornered Hat) is a 1935 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Eduardo and Peppino De Filippo. It is a Naples-set adaptation of the Pedro Antonio de Alarcón's novella with the same name. The film was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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