Pirandello's classic play, gorgeously directed by Marco Bellocchio (Fists in the Pocket), stars Marcello Mastroianni as the aristocrat who falls off a horse and believes himself to be the medieval French emperor, Henry IV. A fabulous investigation of delusion with a playful musical score by tango legend Astor Piazzola. Also stars Claudia Cardinale. In Italian with English subtitles.

Marco Bellocchio---Italy---1984---94 mins.

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  Release Date: 11/23/2004