Quintessential Directors: Barry Jenkins
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
The Emperor of Capri
Beautiful gold-digger Sonia mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for Arab Prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri, and Antonio goes there behind the backs of his wife and mother-in-law. A lucky series of circumstances actually does transform him into the prince of the island.
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Beautiful gold-digger Sonia mistakes Antonio, a waiter in a Neapolitan hotel, for Arab Prince Bey of Agapur and makes an appointment with him for the following day in Capri, and Antonio goes there behind the backs of his wife and mother-in-law. A lucky series of circumstances actually does transform him into the prince of the island.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Vittorio Metz, Marcello Marchesi, Luigi Comencini
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Lux Film
Cast
Luigi Comencini
Director
Totò
Antonio De Fazio
Gianni Appelius
Bubi di Primaporta
Galeazzo Benti
Dodo della Baggina
Nerio Bernardi
Osvaldo
Mario Castellani
Asdrubale Stinchi
Pina Gallini
La suocera
Aldo Giuffrè
Omar Bey Kahn di Agapur
Laura Gore
Lucia
Alda Mangini
Emanuela
Nino Marchetti
Geremia
Marisa Merlini
La baronesa von Krapfen
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