Down the Ancient Staircase
Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.[1]
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| Directed by | Mauro Bolognini |
| Produced by | Fulvio Lucisano |
| Written by | Raffaele Andreassi Mario Arosio Sinko Solleville Marie Tullio Pinelli Mario Tobino Bernardino Zapponi |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi
- Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani
- Marthe Keller - Bianca
- Barbara Bouchet - Carla
- Pierre Blaise - Tonio
- Maria Teresa Albani
- Maria Michi
- Paolo Pacino
- Silvano Tranquilli - Professor Rospigliosi
- Charles Fawcett - Doctor Sfameni
- Enzo Robutti
- Ferruccio De Ceresa - Fascist Official in train
- Lucia Bosé - Francesca
- Adriana Asti - Gianna
Plot
In Italy, in 1930, Professor Bonaccorsi, renowned psychiatrist, conducts research on madness in the asylum where he works as a doctor in Tuscany. It has three mistresses Bianca (his assistant), Carla (wife of a colleague) and Francesca (wife of the director of the asylum). A newcomer, Dr. Anna Bersani, is there for a probationary period; very fast, is opposed to the theories of Bonaccorsi.
References
- "NY Times: Down the Ancient Staircase". NY Times.com. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
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