The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990)

In the Eighteenth Century, the "Traveling Company of Scenic Arts" composed of Tyrant, Lady Leonarde, Serafina, Isabella, Leandre, Zerbina, Matamore and Pulcinella gets lost while traveling ... See full summary »

Director:

Ettore Scola

Writers:

Théophile Gautier (novel), Vincenzo Cerami (story)

Stars:

Vincent Perez, Emmanuelle Béart, Massimo Troisi

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Perez	...	Baron of Sigognac
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Isabella
Massimo Troisi	...	Pulcinella
Ornella Muti	...	Serafina
Lauretta Masiero	...	Lady Leonarde
Toni Ucci	...	The tyrant
Massimo Wertmüller	...	Leandre
Jean-François Perrier	...	Matamore
Tosca D'Aquino	...	Zerbina
Giuseppe Cederna
Mariangela Giordano
Claudio Amendola	...	Agostino
Marco Messeri	...	Bruyeres
Ciccio Ingrassia	...	Pietro, Sigognac's servant
Remo Girone	...	Vallombrosa

Storyline

In the Eighteenth Century, the "Traveling Company of Scenic Arts" composed of Tyrant, Lady Leonarde, Serafina, Isabella, Leandre, Zerbina, Matamore and Pulcinella gets lost while traveling to Paris in bad weather. They see a castle and ask the servant Pietro if they can spend the night. They soon learn that the destroyed castle belongs to the ruined nobleman Jean Luc Henry Camille, the Baron of Sigognac. Pietro asks the company to take Sigognac with them to Paris as King Luis XIII's father was saved by the baron's father, Henrique de Navarra, and Luis XIII would certainly reward Sigognac in gratitude. He also secretly gives one hundred gold coins to Pulcinella to serve Sigognac.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | based on novel | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | History

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

31 October 1990 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Voyage of Captain Fracassa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Massfilm, Studio El, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Captain Fracasse (1919)

User Reviews

The Most Adorable Tribute of the Cinema to the Theater World

In the Eighteenth Century, the "Traveling Company of Scenic Arts" composed by Tyrant (Toni Ucci), Lady Leonarde (Lauretta Masiero), Serafina (Ornella Muti), Isabella (Emmanuelle Béart), Leandre (Massimo Wertmüller), Zerbina (Tosca D'Aquino), Matamore (Jean-François Perrier) and Pulcinella (Massimo Troisi) gets lost in the territory of Gascogne while traveling to Paris due to the bad weather. They see a castle and ask to the servant Pietro (Ciccio Ingrassia) to spend the night in the spot expecting to have a comfortable lodging. Sooner they learn that the destroyed castle belongs to the ruined nobleman Jean Luc Henry Camille, the Baron of Sigognac (Vincent Perez). Pietro asks the company to take Sigognac with them to Paris since the father of King Luis XIII had been saved by the baron's father Henrique de Navarra and Luis XIII would certainly reward Sigognac in gratitude. He also secretly gives one hundred gold coins to Pulcinella to serve Sigognac. Along their journey, Sigognac finds love with Serafina and Isabella and learns to love his new friends and the world of theater.

"Il Viaggio di Capitan Fracassa" is the most adorable tribute of the cinema to the theater world. Twenty years ago, when I saw this film for the first time, I felt in love for this gem that has two of the most beautiful European actresses, Ornella Muti and Emmanuelle Béart, in the top of their shapes; Vincent Perez in his best role; Massimo Troisi hilarious; and a magnificent European cast. One of the best and most touching moments is when each actor and actress dreams on what they would do in Paris after meeting Luis XIII. The funniest is certainly when the troupe is waiting for their meal in the tavern. My only negative remark is that Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez and Jean-François Perrier are awfully dubbed in Italian. My vote is ten.

P.S.: I had this film on VHS and last week I bought the shameful DVD released by the Brazilian Distributor Lume Films. The image seems to be a copy of VHS and I was not able to see the last chapters in my Pioneer DVD Player. Only the Samsung DVD player was able to read the last five chapters.

Title (Brazil): "A Viagem do Capitão Tornado" ("The Journey of Captain Tornado")