The King of Laughter
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Set in the early 1900s, in the Naples of the Belle Époque. Between cinema and theater, the leading actor who dominates the scene is the great comedian Eduardo Scarpetta. At the very peak of his career, Scarpetta makes a false step: he decides to make the parody of The Daughter of Iorio, a tragedy by the greatest Italian poet of the time, Gabriele D'Annunzio.
Set in the early 1900s, in the Naples of the Belle Époque. Between cinema and theater, the leading actor who dominates the scene is the great comedian Eduardo Scarpetta. At the very peak of his career, Scarpetta makes a false step: he decides to make the parody of The Daughter of Iorio, a tragedy by the greatest Italian poet of the time, Gabriele D'Annunzio.