The Priest's Hat (1944)
- Original title
- Il cappello da prete
- Directed by
- Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
- Genre
- detective film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 5 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
In 19th century Italy, a priest gets caught up in a murder investigation. The film follows the consequences of this crime in a tense and stylized atmosphere.
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What happens
The Priest's Hat (Italian: Il cappello da prete) is a 1944 Italian historical thriller drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová and Luigi Almirante. It is based on the 1887 novel of the same title by Emilio De Marchi. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios with sets designed by the art director Gastone Simonetti. It was shot in the summer of 1943, but its release was delayed to ongoing war events and it only premiered in Rome after the city's liberation by the Allies. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Destiny (1944)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.