Misery money-lender Arpagone is looking to arrange three weddings simultaneously - to cut down on costs. One for himself and the others for his two children. Of course he doesn't approve of the choices his son and daughter have made and conspires to arrange more well to do spouses against their will. However, fate will prove itself to be on the side of true love, not of the greedy.
Acting
Alberto Sordi's miser face is pure physical comedy gold
Production
Lush period sets that scream 'we spent the budget here'
Writing
Molière adaptation that actually lands the jokes
Director
Tonino Cervi
Alberto Sordi
Arpagone
Laura Antonelli
Frosina
Valérie Allain
Mariana
Franco Angrisano
Don Paolino
Miguel Bosé
Valerio
Lucia Bosè
Dona Elvira
Carlo Croccolo
Maestro Simone
Nicola Farron
Cleante
Franco Interlenghi
Mastro Giacomo
Anna Kanakis
Elisa
Marie Laforêt
Contessa Isabella Spinosi
Christopher Lee
Cardinale Spinosi
Mattia Sbragia
Don Oronte
Jacques Sernas
Don Guglielmo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alberto Sordi was Italy's beloved everyman for 40+ years; this late-career miser role nods to his legacy of playing lovable scoundrels.
Director Tonino Cervi previously adapted Molière's 'Tartuffe' in 1984 with the same lush production design approach.
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