The King of Laughter (2021)

Original title

Qui rido io

Directed by

Mario Martone

Genre

biographical film

Country

Italy, Spain

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

12

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 206 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Italian actor and playwright fights a legal battle against a famous poet over a parody play. The film follows his struggle to protect his work and reputation.

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What happens

The King of Laughter (Italian: Qui rido io, lit. 'Here I laugh') is a 2021 Italian-Spanish biographical drama film directed by Mario Martone about actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta's legal battle against Gabriele D'Annunzio over his parody of the latter's The Daughter of Iorio (1904). Toni Servillo stars as Scarpetta. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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