'O Re

1989 film by Luigi Magni Ore 'O Re poster O Re.jpg Luigi Magni Luigi Magni Giancarlo GianniniOrnella Muti Nicola Piovani Franco Di Giacomo Ruggero Mastroianni Giovanni Di Clemente Italy 1989 95 min O Re (also known as The King of Naples) is a 1989 Italian historical film written and directed by Luigi Magni.Roberto Poppi Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film Gremese, 2000 887742429XFranco Montini, Piero Spila, Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disincanto. Rai Eri, 2000. 8839711341. For his performance Carlo Croccolo won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor.Enrico Lancia I premi del cinema 1998 Gremese Editore, 1998 8877422211 The film also won the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento for best costumes. Plot In 1862, Francis II of Bourbon, the last king of the Two Sicilies, lives in exile in Rome, capital city of the Papal States, with his wife Maria Sophie and the butler Rafele. The king has lost his throne after the conquest of Naples by the Redshirts of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Maria Sophie tries to recover the kingdom, supporting the uprising of rebels and outlaws, named brigands by the new Italian State, but Francesco is demoralized and has no intention of fighting. The king in fact closes in himself, expressing interest in religion and the supernatural... Cast Giancarlo Giannini as King Francis II of the Two Sicilies Ornella Muti as Queen Maria Sophie of Bavaria Carlo Croccolo as Rafele Luc Merenda as Don José Borjes Cristina Marsillach as Luciana Corrado Pani as General Coviello Anna Maria Ackermann as Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies Sergio Solli as Pulcinella Iaia Forte as la Ferrarese Alfredo Vasco as Carmine Crocco Anna Kanakis as the brigant References External links 0098009 Category:1989 films Category:Commedia all'italiana Category:Films directed by Luigi Magni Category:Films set in the 1860s Category:Films scored by Nicola Piovani Category:1989 Italian films Category:Unification of Italy (Risorgimento) films