The Golden Coach
La Magnani
May 18 - June 1, 2016
Jean Renoir’s exquisite love letter to the magic of the theater—which François Truffaut called “the noblest and most refined film ever made”—stars Magnani as a performer in a commedia dell’arte troupe traveling through 18th-century Peru.
Jean Renoir’s exquisite love letter to the stage stars Magnani as an actress in a touring commedia dell’arte troupe. While traveling through 18th-century Peru, she finds herself receiving romantic advances from three men: a faithful Spanish soldier (George Higgins), a dashing bullfighter (Riccardo Rioli), and a wealthy Viceroy (Duncan Lamont), who possesses the dazzling carriage of the title. Renoir’s real interest, though, is in the “show must go on” magic of the stage, the mysterious art of acting, and the interplay between fantasy and reality. The combination of elegant comedy, gorgeous color cinematography, and exquisite art direction yields what François Truffaut called “the noblest and most refined film ever made.”
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