Set in post-war Italy, this is one of the most bitter and pessimistic of Eduardo's plays. A bizarre dream sets off a chain of events that will tragically exemplify the moral degradation and growing mutual distrust in which the country - and the entire globe- were plunged by the two world wars and their aftermath. When human beings give up all hope of communicating openly and frankly, sharing the burden of a fallible and flawed condition, dreams become the hiding place of truth, and reality itself is reduced to meaningless and unmotivated suffering.
@GShock112 Donna Rosa's dream isn't in the abridged version either. I reckon they left it out because it was too strongly in favour of vegetarianism...
MrBradipo73 1 month ago
In regards with the subtitles and the work description it's a very good thing.
However, I also noted that there's an extended part of acting when Carluccio describes the moment he's about to pass out that is missing from the version I have seen about a hundred times. :-)
(The lion's head to be precise)
GShock112 1 month ago 2