The King's Jester (1941)
- Original title
- Il re si diverte
- Directed by
- Mario Bonnard
- Genre
- drama film, musical film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A royal court jester in 16th century France gets caught up in tragic events after his daughter becomes involved with the king. The story follows his efforts to protect her from the dangerous whims of the monarch.
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What happens
The King's Jester (Italian: Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo and uses elements such as the music and some of the character names from Giuseppe Verdi's later opera Rigoletto. It is set at the court of Francis I of France in the Sixteenth century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Beatrice Cenci (1941)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.