Direction:

Marco Bellocchio

Screenplay:

Marco Bellocchio

Cinematography:

Ettore De Tomasi

Sets:

Giantito Burchiellaro

Cast:

Stefano Satta Flores, Paolo Graziosi, Kerstin Wartel, Ettore Toscano.

Producer:

Adriana Belluccio, Franz Weisz.

35mm B&W 45'
ITALY 1962

Ginepro, the secretary of a workers' union and a leading figure of public life, is surrounded by a group of "courtiers" who admire him: his ex-girlfriend Maddalena; Bandini, who is constantly filming him, and Igor, who idolizes him. However, deep down, Ginepro is sensitive and fragile. During an evening screening of Bandini'd films, Maddalena and Igor discover the real Ginepro...