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The Stuff of Dreams

The Stuff of Dreams

20167.01h 38m

Overview

Members of the Camorra on the run and actors seeking for authority meet after a shipwreck on an island-prison. The theatre turns into a free zone where everyone may not be able to recover their social role but for sure their humanity. Somebody can even get love back. Shakespeare and Eduardo De Filippo blend together in a picaresque comedy full of coup de théâtre.

Directed by Gianfranco Cabiddu
Written by Francesco Marino, Eduardo De Filippo, Gianfranco Cabiddu
Produced by Isabella Cocuzza, Arturo Paglia
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Top Cast

Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Oreste Campese

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Don Vincenzo

Ennio Fantastichini

Ennio Fantastichini

De Caro

Jacopo Cullin

Jacopo Cullin

Tenente Franci

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Teresa Saponangelo

Maria Campese

Alba Gaïa Bellugi

Alba Gaïa Bellugi

Miranda

Luca De Filippo

Luca De Filippo

Capitano

Francesco Di Leva

Francesco Di Leva

Andrea

Maziar Firouzi

Maziar Firouzi

Ferdinando

F

Fiorenzo Mattu

Antioco

Themes & Keywords

italysardinia, italycamorra

About The Stuff of Dreams

The Stuff of Dreams is a comedy film released in 2016 exploring themes of italy, sardinia, italy, camorra. Directed by Gianfranco Cabiddu, it stars Sergio Rubini, Renato Carpentieri, Ennio Fantastichini. Members of the Camorra on the run and actors seeking for authority meet after a shipwreck on an island-prison. The theatre turns into a free zone where everyone may not be able to recover their social role but for sure their humanity. Somebody can even get love back. Shakespeare and Eduardo De Filippo blend together in a picaresque comedy full of coup de théâtre.

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