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Nero's Weekend (1956)

Nero's Weekend poster
Original title
Mio figlio Nerone
Directed by
Steno
Genre
comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Roman Emperor Nero takes his group of officials and companions on a trip to a coastal villa. The visit leads to a series of comic misunderstandings and antics among the characters.

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What happens

Mio figlio Nerone (literally: My Son Nero), released in the U.S. as Nero's Mistress is a 1956 Italian historical comedy film directed by Steno and starring Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson, and Brigitte Bardot, with cinematography by Mario Bava. It depicts a visit by the Roman Emperor Nero and his entourage to a coastal villa. The movie was released in Italy in September 1956 and in France in October 1957. The U.S. dub, released in 1962, was recut to a substantially different film, shifting the emphasis from Agrippina to Poppaea, as the title reflects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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