We Free Kings (film)

We Free Kings (I magi randagi)
Directed by	Sergio Citti
Written by	Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini (original screen-play)
Story by	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring	Silvio Orlando, Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Gastone Moschin
Cinematography	Franco Di Giacomo
Edited by	Ugo De Rossi
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	1996 (1996)
Running time	130 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

I magi randagi, internationally released as We Free Kings, is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti.[1][2]

The film won the Silver Ribbon for Best Original Story.[3]

Plot summary

Three amateur actors in theater are chased away by their performance, because the satirically subject from their complaint treats in a controversial manner the cruelty of the Nazis. The three actors take refuge in a rural country where they, having the bright idea to recite a sacred drama on the birth of Jesus Christ, have to interpret the three Biblical Magi. The show is so successful and magically the villagers give birth to a son on Christmas Eve for every family, and there the faith in Jesus is regained.

Cast

• Silvio Orlando: Melchiorre
• Rolf Zacher: "Augusto"/ Gaspare
• Patrick Bauchau: Baldassarre
• Gastone Moschin: Don Gregorio
• Laura Betti: Chorus girl
• Franco Citti: Attore
• Ninetto Davoli: Comparsa

Critical reception

In Time Out New York, Andrew Johnston (critic) wrote: "Warm performances from its lead troika and beautiful photography of the Italian countryside help compensate for the film's fairly flimsy nature. ... The humor is low-key but relatively consistent, and the three leads make a good comedy team."[4]

See also

• List of Christmas films

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401372.
2. Maurizio De Benedictis (2008). Sergio Citti. Lo "straniero" del cinema italiano. Lithos, 2008. ISBN 978-8889604373.
3. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
4. Time Out New York, 4–11 December 1997, p. 83.

External links

• We Free Kings at IMDb