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Enrico IV (1943)

Enrico IV poster
Directed by
Giorgio Pàstina
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man suffers a fall from a horse and comes to believe he is Emperor Henry IV of Germany. After twenty years of isolated life at Canossa, he receives visitors that trigger his return to reality.

melancholictheatricalslow-burncerebralemotionally distantintrospectiveformalperiod-like

What happens

Enrico IV è un film del 1943 diretto da Giorgio Pastina. Dall'omonima tragedia di Luigi Pirandello rappresentata nel 1922, il film narra la storia di un uomo ricco che, dopo una caduta da cavallo, crede di essere Enrico IV di Germania. Vent'anni dopo una vita da recluso a Canossa riceverà delle visite e ritroverà la memoria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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