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Io non ho la testa (1998)

Io non ho la testa poster
Directed by
Michele Lanubile
Genre
historical film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Two monks leave their monastery in Puglia with a manuscript from a scholar in Palermo. They travel through the countryside to deliver it to Emperor Frederick II.

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What happens

Io non ho la testa è un film del 1998 diretto da Michele Lanubile. Ambientato al tempo di Federico II di Svevia. Due monaci partono dal loro monastero in Puglia e portano un manoscritto ricevuto da Alcesto, dotto di Palermo: compiono un viaggio al fine di donarlo all'Imperatore. Il lungo itinerario li porta a percorrere le campagne pugliesi fino alla méta.(Fonte: scheda di Vito Attolini per Apulia film commission). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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