Poverty and Nobility (1954)

Original title

Miseria e nobiltà

Directed by

Mario Mattoli

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 298 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.

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How it feels

A group of poor Neapolitans pretend to be aristocrats in order to help a young couple marry. The plan leads to a series of absurd mix-ups and mistaken identities.

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What happens

Poverty and Nobility (Italian: Miseria e nobiltà) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli starring Sophia Loren and Totò. The story is taken from the Eduardo Scarpetta's play of the same name. It is considered a masterpiece of Italian popular cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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