1905, the cinematograph has reached Southern Italy, and casts fear among the people to whom it seems a devilish trick. They call it "o 'imbroglie din t'o lenzuolo" - "The Trick in the Sheet", as white sheets were used for screening.
Director: Alfonso Arau
Cast: Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Primo Reggiani, Anne Parillaud, Geraldine Chaplin, Giselda Volodi, Ernesto Mahieux, Mimosa Campironi, Miguel Ángel Silvestre
1905, the cinematograph has reached Southern Italy, and casts fear among the people to whom it seems a devilish trick. They call it "o 'imbroglie din t'o lenzuolo" - "The Trick in the Sheet", as white sheets were used for screening.
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1905, the cinematograph has reached Southern Italy, and casts fear among the people to whom it seems a devilish trick. They call it "o 'imbroglie din t'o lenzuolo" - "The Trick in the Sheet", as white…
1h 45m
June 18, 2010
Alfonso Arau
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Primo Reggiani, Anne Parillaud
Comedy, Romance