A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Richard Lester, 1966) ENG SubITA XviD.avi

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a 1966 farce musical comedy film, based on the stage musical of the same name.
Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251-183 B.C.) – specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus and Mostellaria – it tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door.
The film was directed by Richard Lester, with Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford re-creating their stage roles. It also features Buster Keaton in his last motion picture role, Phil Silvers, and Lester favorites Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern and Roy Kinnear.
The musical was adapted for the screen by Melvin Frank and Michael Pertwee from the stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. They rearranged the plot and cut most of the songs. The movie was not well-received when first released, and, although it did turn a profit, the creators of the musical have frequently expressed their dissatisfaction with it.

Dolci vizi al foro
Dolci vizi al foro (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) è un film del 1966 diretto da Richard Lester, trasposizione cinematografica dell'omonimo musical teatrale composto da Stephen Sondheim.
Ambientato nella Roma imperiale del I secolo a.C., con una trama ispirata alle commedie di Plauto (III secolo a.C.), il film è una parodia dei peplum hollywoodiani. È l'ultimo film recitato da Buster Keaton che morirà di lì a poco. Oscar al miglior adattamento musicale a Ken Thorne nel 1967.
Trama
Antica Roma. Pseudolus, schiavo pigro e buontempone (Zero Mostel), ha un grande sogno: riuscire a comprarsi la libertà e diventare finalmente un cittadino romano. Quando Hero, il giovane figlio del suo padrone (Michael Crawford), si innamora di Philia (Annette Andre), una schiava bella e incredibilmente stupida di proprietà del losco Lycus (Phil Silvers), Pseudolus gli proporrà uno scambio: se lui riuscirà a portagli Philia, Hero si impegna a liberare lo schiavo. La faccenda si complica quando Pseudolus scopre che Philia è già stata venduta al rozzo e violento Miles Gloriosus, il capo delle guardie (Leon Greene).
Bibliografia
Malamud, Margaret. (2001). "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Brooklyn: Roman Comedy on Broadway and in Film", Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics', 8 (3): 33-51.
[Fonte: Wikipedia]

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