Riccardo III (1981)
Riccardo III is a theatre play staged in 1977 and also edited for television and aired in 1981, which Carmelo Bene dedicated to his friend Gilles Deleuze, who wrote a book about it before even seeing it. Bene strips down the original Shakespeare play to the core, rejecting plot and characters, leaving on stage only Riccardo III and his ghosts, the female characters. The TV version is characterized by an exstensive use of close-ups and strong light contrast.
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Cast
Carmelo Bene
as Riccardo III
The filmmaking career of Carmelo Bene (1937 - 2002) lasted from 1968 to 1973, six years out of a lengthy time spent in the theater that made Bene one of the most celebrated figures of the Italian avan...
Lydia Mancinelli
as Duchessa di York
Lydia Mancinelli is an Italian stage and screen actress, remembered above all for her long artistic and emotional association with Carmelo Bene ..
Maria Grazia Grassini
as Elisabetta
Susanna Javicoli
as Lady Anna Warwick
Laura Morante
as Buckingham
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Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress.
She was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), and is the niece of renowned Ita...
Director
Carmelo Bene