L’udienza
Marco Ferreri: Beyond the Absurd
June 9 - 21, 2023
An exemplary work of absurdist cinema, L’udienza follows a furloughed young soldier’s efforts to confess a terrible secret to the pope, leading him to meet an assortment of wild characters (portrayed by Claudia Cardinale, Michel Piccoli, and others).
Vatican City, sometime in the 20th century. Amedeo (Enzo Jannacci), a young soldier on furlough, wishes to see the pope to tell him a terrible secret. But the authorities of the Holy See try to dissuade him. After he decides to linger, he meets a crazy prince, greedy cardinals, and a beautiful sex worker, portrayed by an all-star cast that includes Claudia Cardinale, Michel Piccoli, Vittorio Gassman, and Alain Cuny. Ferreri built his 10th feature on the remains of a failed adaptation of Kafka’s The Castle. If a cinema of the absurd ever existed, L’udienza epitomized its themes. Courtesy of Cinecittà.
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