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The Good Thief (1980) Il ladrone

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The Good Thief (1980) Il ladrone

The Good Thief (1980)
DVDRip | MKV | 718x552 | x264 @ 2000 Kbps | 110 min | 1,70 Gb
Audio: Italiano AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Italiano
Genre: Comedy

Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile
Writers: Pasquale Festa Campanile (novel), Renato Ghiotti
Stars: Enrico Montesano, Edwige Fenech, Bernadette Lafont

Caleb, "son of nobody" (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus' day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. When he witnesses Jesus turning water into wine, he thinks he's found a competitor. So Caleb goes on, convinced that Jesus is a fake just as he is, always trying to figure out his tricks. In the meantime, he gets involved with a prostitute (played by Edwige Fenech), but also with the wife of a Roman patrician (played by the equally alluring Bernadette Lafont), he steals a few goats and cons a few people, he befriends a lovable dog and gets in trouble with some Roman soldiers.


This deliciously subversive Biblical comedy, despite thematically being pretty close to The Life of Brian, is in no way Pythonesque in it's execution and would probably be better compared to the Dudley Moore vehicle Wholly Moses! from the same year.

There are plenty of funny, sweet and the occasional tearjerking moments in a film that Pasquale Festa Campanile directs and is based on his own novel. The lead characters played by Enrico Montesano and Edwige Fenech work really well together and their romantic interaction is most endearing. Claudio Cassinelli is great as Jesus and manages to successully give off a suitably pious air.

The perky and quirky comedy-friendly soundtrack is provided by Ennio Morricone and the Tunisian locations are well captured as they fill in for the Holy Land. While not especially family friendly viewing, and possibly a wee bit offensive to overly sensitive devout types, the film is nevertheless delightful lazy afternoon type entertainment for grown ups.
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The Good Thief (1980) Il ladrone
The Good Thief (1980) Il ladrone

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