FILM
 
O la borsa o la vita

Artefact Type:

film

Description:

This avant-garde, surreal comedy influenced by Futurist aesthetics, based on nonsense and provocation, revolves around the story of a bankrupt broker who repeteadly tries to commit suicide but does not succeed, and instead is celebrated as a hero after each attempt.

Duration (mins):

68

Genre(s):

Comedy

Production Company:

CINES

Notes:

The story is adapted from Alessandro De Stefani's radio comedy "La dinamo dell'eroismo"

Director(s):

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Composer(s):

Vittorio Rieti

Screenwriter(s):

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Gino Mazzucchi

Senic Designer(s):

Gastone Medin

Actor(s):

Cesare Zoppetti
Sergio Tofano
Rosa Cavallari (known as 'Rosetta Tofano')
Luigi Almirante
Lamberto Pio Picasso

Release Date :

31 Dec, 1933

Theme(s) :

Avant-Garde