The original Italian trickster dad meme before the internet existed.
During the reign of King Alboin, the peasant Bertoldo, sly and smart, manages to always get away with pranks and pleasantires with great mastery, and, even if his clumsy wife Marcolfa and their foolish son Bertoldino always put him in trouble, his shrewdness and acumen save him from any unfortunate situation...
Acting
Tognazzi's mischievous eyes do all the work
Direction
Monicelli masters commedia dell'arte on film
Director
Mario Monicelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on 17th-century Bolognese folklore; Bertoldo became a regional folk hero symbolizing peasant resistance through cunning.
Monicelli originally wanted Tognazzi for three roles including Bertoldino—imagine that family dinner. Sordi's Friar Cipolla was a last-minute casting coup.
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