The Mandrake (1965) (original) (raw)
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Original title
La mandragolaaka
AKA
- Mandragola: The Love Root
Year
1965
Running time
95 min.
Country
Italy
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Italy-France;
Genre
Comedy. Romance | 16th Century. Jealousy
Synopsis
The passage of time has vitiated "Mandragola," Machiavelli's cynical lampoon of 16th-century Florentine morality and the fabulous fertility attributes of the mandrake root. As presented in the Italian period comedy that was exposed at the Cinema Rendezvous yesterday, the satire and the legend, which is as ancient as the Book of Genesis and credulous human beings, are relayed with the approximate subtlety of jokes at a bachelor dinner. The critical thrusts at a dissolute, often irresponsible society that made "Mandragola" a classic of Italian literature are all too rare in this energetic, if obvious and broadly played farce.
Awards
1966: Nominated for Oscar: Best Costume Design (B&W)
1965: David di Donatello Awards: Golden Plate (Rosanna Schiaffino)
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