original title:
La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
directed by:
cast:
Massimo Ranieri, Sonia Aquino, Orso Maria Guerrini, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ernesto Mahieux, Laura Marinelli, Nicola Canonico, Valentina Beotti, Ruggero Monstert Manciati, Matthew Spender, Francesca Delfino, Liliana Mele
screenplay:
Luca Verdone, Massimo Biliorsi
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
Cinemart, supported by Ministero della Cultura
country:
Italy
year:
2011
film run:
91'
format:
35mm - colour
festivals & awards:
The life of the pioneer of modern Circus shows, through the imaginative evocation of a dream fulfilled by a child who, before going to bed, discovers a trunk in the attic with old toys: a circus track and the lead riders. Inside the trunk, there is also a book that recounts the life of legendary artist...