Three tumblers wander throughout Italy with their show. A priest asks them to perform the Three Kings in a Nativity play, in a village where there are no children. That night a comet runs across the sky, so the three decide to follow it to search for the new Messiah.
Direction
Citti's wandering eye finds beauty in desolate villages
Acting
Silvio Orlando's weary desperation is quietly devastating
Cinematography
That comet-lit Italian countryside will haunt you
Director
Sergio Citti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sergio Citti co-wrote with Pier Paolo Pasolini before striking out solo; this carries that same earthy mysticism.
The Magi's names here—Melchiorre, Gaspare, Baldassarre—are the traditional Italian names, grounding the biblical absurdity in local folklore.
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