The Lizards
I basilischi / Lina Wertmüllerová / Italy 1963 / 85 min. / 15 years / DCP
Lina Wertmüller’s post-neorealist debut feature portrays the lives of three young
unemployed men trapped in a sleepy and poverty-stricken village in the Italian south.
Filmed in Puglia, it examines social stagnation and class distinctions through Antonio,
Francesco and Sergio’s dreary existences.
Screenings
Mo 28/07/2025
14:30 - 16:05
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Lina Wertmüllerová / Italy 1963 / 85 + 10 min. / 15 years / DCP / italian / electronic czech subtitles, english subtitles
Introduction: Damiano Garofalo
Introduction: Damiano Garofalo
We 30/07/2025
8:00 - 9:35
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Lina Wertmüllerová / Italy 1963 / 85 + 10 min. / 15 years / DCP / italian / electronic czech subtitles, english subtitles
Introduction: Damiano Garofalo
Introduction: Damiano Garofalo
Additional info
Directed by:
Lina Wertmüllerová
Screenplay:
Lina Wertmüllerová
Photography:
Gianni Di Venanzo
Music:
Ennio Morricone
Cast:
Antonio Petruzzi (Antonio), Stefano Satta Flores (Francesco), Sergio Ferranino (Sergio), Enrica Chiaromonteová (Maddalena), Rosanna Santorová (Anna), Luigi Barbieri (Antoniův otec), Manlio Blois (Nicolino), Rosetta Palumbová (Rosetta), Marisa Omodeiová (Cicci)
Awards:
MFF Locarno 1963 – Stříbrná plachta za režii