Two Nights with Cleopatra
by Mario Mattoli
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Actor: Alberto Sordi, Alberto Talegalli, Nando Bruno, Paul Muller, Sophia LorenDirector: Mario Mattoli
Cinematographer: Karl Struss
Cinematographer: Riccardo Pallottini
Editor: Renato Cinquini
Producer: Giuseppe Colizzi
Writer: Ettore Scola
Writer: Ruggero Maccari
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Italian (Original Language); English (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Fox Lorber
Movie Reviews of Two Nights with Cleopatra
Movie Review: Amusing Italian Sex Comedy, But Very Poor Quality Unrestored DVD
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a mildly amusing Italian farce, best known today for the scene showing Sophia Loren taking a nude swim (this clip is all over the Internet). However, the quality of this DVD is really disgraceful. It has not been restored at all, so colors are badly faded and there is dirt everywhere. Furthermore, the DVD is dubbed in English, rather than being available in Italian with English language subtitles.
Hopefully some day a properly restored DVD in Italian with subtitles will be available.
Summary of Two Nights with Cleopatra
Sophia Loren is in early bloom in this 1954 comedy, which was released years later (bluntly dubbed) in the U.S. to capitalize on her international success. Sophia plays two roles: Cleopatra, of course, and Cleopatra's double, a slave girl who spends a night impersonating the queen of Egypt. Mugging through this double act is Alberto Sordi, as a visiting Roman bewitched by the queen's lookalike. Rubber-faced Sordi, an enormous star in Italy for decades, looked like a cross between Sid Caesar and Gene Wilder, and his antic personality was given a long leash. One's enjoyment of this brand of Italian comedy depends on a taste for this kind of busy slapstick, a tradition upheld in Italy by Roberto Benigni. The silliness is certainly unpretentious, and at 78 minutes it really can't wear out its welcome. And the 20-year-old Loren looks like she's ready to conquer Egypt, if not the world. --Robert HortonArt House & International DVD Video
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