Volpone (TV 2003)

A version of Ben Johnson's play: A Venetian swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".

Director:

Frédéric Auburtin

Writers:

Ben Jonson (play), Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Stars:

Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Prévost, Gérard Jugnot

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gérard Depardieu	...	Volpone
Daniel Prévost	...	Mosca
Gérard Jugnot	...	Grappione
Robert Hirsch	...	Secco
Jean-François Stévenin	...	Bertuccio
Inés Sastre	...	Colomba Bertuccio
Yves Verhoeven	...	Le capitaine Secco
Jacques Mathou	...	Le juge
Michel Vivier	...	Le chef de la police
Alain Prévost	...	Nano
Ângelo Torres	...	Castrato
José Manuel Rosado	...	Le riche marchand
Sylvain Pecker	...	Un avocat
Carlos Paiva	...	Un capitaine
Philippe Leroux	...	Un voyageur

Storyline

A version of Ben Johnson's play: A Venetian swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language adaptation | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 December 2004 (France)

Filming Locations:

Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

DD Productions, GMT Productions, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Volpone oder Der Fuchs (1966)

User Reviews

Based in real Facts?

The plot of Volpone is based (I don't know if in real facts or not...) in a play written by Ben Jonson (1572-1687) with similar name and often regarded as his masterpiece, and is about a rascal who can't live without deceive other people by pleasure rather than for money. The film directed by Frédéric Auburtin has the correct timing for a TV motion picture. Gérard Depardieux give us an interpretation very theatrical (I don't know if by his own composition of the character or by orientation of Mr. Auburtin): observe the vocal intonation (usual in medieval actors when they had to interpret old people). The veteran Daniel Prévost in the role of "Mosca" ("Fly") gives firmness to the cast including Inés Sastre, former Spanish model, winner of Elite supermodel contest of 1989, adorning the screen, specially with her delightful smile. In a scale of 1(awful) to 10(masterpiece) I vote ofr 6(good).