The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1996)

  • NR
  • 02/02/1996 (ES)
  • History, Comedy, Adventure
  • 2h 7m

Overview

Serafina, Pulcinella and Isabella are three lusty, beautiful members of a traveling theatrical troupe touring the French countryside in the 17th century, leaving in their wake a crop of broken hearts. This picaresque romantic comedy is based on the 1863 novel Le Capitaine Fracasse by Theophile Gauthier. In the story, the company stops at a castle owned by the scruffy young Baron de Sigognac, who is deeply smitten with the charms of the middle-aged (and somewhat morose) beauty Serafina. He decides to travel with the company, and Serafina perversely tries to get him to woo the youngest of the company, the newly bereaved Isabella.

Ettore Scola

Director, Screenplay

Théophile Gautier

Novel

Furio Scarpelli

Screenplay

Vincenzo Cerami

Story

Fulvio Ottaviano

Story

Silvia Scola

Story

Cast

Massimo Troisi's headshot

Massimo Troisi

Pulcinella
Ornella Muti's headshot

Ornella Muti

Serafina
Vincent Perez's headshot

Vincent Perez

Baron de Sigognac
Emmanuelle Béart's headshot

Emmanuelle Béart

Isabella
Jean-François Perrier's headshot

Jean-François Perrier

Matamore
Ciccio Ingrassia's headshot

Ciccio Ingrassia

Pietro, Sigognac's servant
Toni Ucci's headshot

Toni Ucci

The tyrant
Remo Girone's headshot

Remo Girone

Vallombrosa

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