Pagliacci
1987 • Music | Drama
4.333 (3)
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
May 1, 1987
Duration
72 Min
Language
it
Popularity
0.6366
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. Although Leoncavallo's opera was originally set in the late 1860's, Zeffirelli's production is updated to the period between World War I and World War II.


















