Gl’innamorati (1981)
Directed by Enzo Sirna
Cast
Fabrizio (vecchio cittadino)……….Luciano Pinto
Eugenia (nipote di Fabrizio)……….Carmela Bruguglio
Flamminia (nipote di Fabrizio)……….Emanuela Flavel
Fulgenzio (cittadino, amante di Eugenia)……….Reno Porcaro
Clorinda (cognata di Fulgenzio)……….Maria Biondillo
Il Conte Roberto (gentiluomo)……….Paul Camenzuli
Ridolfo (amico di Fabrizio)……….Bruno Napolitano
Lisetta (cameriera in casa di Fabrizio)……….Antonietta Cama
Succianespole (vecchio servitore di Fabrizio)……….Nick Cappa
Tognino (servitore di Fulgenzio……….Bill Vocisano
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1773), perhaps best known for his plays written in Venetian dialect, was a very prolific writer indeed: 120 plays altogether, including those written in Italian and French. His plays are generally humorous, giving us a very witty and satirical picture of his times. In this play, which was written in 1749, Goldoni said that he wanted to illustrate the absurdity and destructive nature of jealousy, which he calls the ai???scourgeai??? of Italy. The whole play revolves around two young lovers who, because of constant suspicions and jealousies, almost destroy the love they have for each other. Set in Milano, the play is quite accessible to speakers of modern Italian. In fact, there has been very little adaptation of the original text.