The Pizza Triangle

The Pizza Triangle
Directed by	Ettore Scola
Produced by	Pio AngelettiBR>Adriano De Micheli
Written by	Age & Scarpelli Ettore Scola
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Monica Vitti Giancarlo Giannini Hércules Cortés
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Distributed by	WB in USA
Release date(s)	April 30, 1970 Titanus November 1, 1970 WB
Running time	107 min.
Country	Italy Spain
Language	Italian

The Pizza Triangle (Italian: Dramma della gelosia (tutti i particolari in cronaca) and also release as Drama of Jealousy) is a 1970 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Ettore Scola and written by Scola and the famous screenwriter duo of Age & Scarpelli.^[1] It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini. It was coproduced with Spain and Spanish actors Manuel Zarzo and Juan Diego are dubbed into Italian. The film is available on DVD in Germany, released by WB as Eifersucht auf italienisch, and in Italy.

Plot

Adelaide (Monica Vitti) is a florist who begins to date Oreste (Marcello Mastroianni), who is an already married construction worker. However, Nello (Giancarlo Giannini), a pizza cook, interposes in the relationship, seducing Adelaide as well. The situation ensues in a quarrel, after which she is injured and hospitalized. Then, the three of them decide to live together but, eventually, the confused Adelaide leaves them after attempting suicide, to get involved romantically with Ambleto (Hércules Cortés), a butcher. Nonetheless, Nello the cook attempts suicide and the moved Adelaide returns with him. Oreste, who is unemployed now, intervenes again. Adelaide refuses both so another fight ensues, which causes the death of Adelaide.

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni - Oreste Nardi
• Monica Vitti - Adelaide Ciafrocchi
• Giancarlo Giannini - Nello Serafini
• Manuel Zarzo - Ughetto
• Marisa Merlini - Silvana Ciafrocchi
• Hércules Cortés - Ambleto Di Meo
• Fernando Sánchez Polack - District Head of Communist Party
• Gioia Desideri - Adelaide's Friend
• Juan Diego - Antonia's Son
• Bruno Scipioni - Pizza maker
• Josefina Serratosa - Antonia
• Giuseppe Maffioli - Lawyer
• Paola Natale - Flower Seller
• Brizio Montinaro - Restaurant Night Guard

Awards

Marcello Mastroianni won the Best Actor award at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

References

1. ^ "NY Times: The Pizza Triangle". NY Times.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/106177/The-Pizza-Triangle/details. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Pizza Triangle". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2483/year/1970.html. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 

External links

• Dramma della gelosia (tutti i particolari in cronaca) at the Internet Movie Database