Magnificent Presence

Magnificent Presence
Film poster
Italian	Magnifica presenza
Directed by	Ferzan Özpetek
Written by	Ferzan Özpetek Federica Pontremoli
Produced by	Domenico Procacci
Starring	Elio Germano Margherita Buy Vittoria Puccini Giuseppe Fiorello Paola Minaccioni Cem Yılmaz Andrea Bosca Claudia Potenza
Cinematography	Maurizio Calvesi
Edited by	Walter Fasano
Music by	Pasquale Catalano
Release date	13 March 2012 (2012-03-13) (Milan)[1]
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Magnificent Presence (Italian: Magnifica presenza, also known as A Magnificent Haunting) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek.[2][3]

Plot

Pietro Pontechievello is a gay man who rents a large house in the historic center of Rome. In the abode Pietro quickly learns of strange and mysterious presences. The house is haunted by the ghosts of members of a theater company dating back to the times of fascism, and now they do not know that are dead. Indeed, the ghosts believe they are on leave to participate in a new show, and Pietro does not know how to drive the intruders from the building.

Cast

• Andrea Bosca - Luca Veroli
• Margherita Buy - Lea Marni
• Loredana Cannata - Casting
• Giuseppe Fiorello - Filippo Verni
• Elio Germano - Pietro Pontechievello
• Paola Minaccioni - Maria
• Ambrogio Maestri - Ambrogio Dardini
• Anna Proclemer - Livia Morosini
• Vittoria Puccini - Beatrice Marni
• Cem Yılmaz - Yusuf Antep
• Alessandro Roja - Paolo

Reception

Magnificent Presence has an approval rating of 69% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 6.3/10.[4]

References

1. "Magnifica presenza".
2. Deborah Young (18 March 2012). "Magnificent Presence: Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
3. Jay Weissberg (26 March 2012). "Review: 'Magnificent Presence'". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
4. "Magnificent Presence". Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

• Magnificent Presence at IMDb