Il pap'occhio

1980 [ITALIAN]

Comedy

1
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 566 566

pope religion

Plot summary

The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

Director

Renzo Arbore Photo
Renzo Arbore

Top cast

Martin Scorsese Photo
Martin Scorsese as TV director
Isabella Rossellini Photo
Isabella Rossellini as Isabella
Milly Carlucci Photo
Milly Carlucci as TV announcing nun
Dino Cassio Photo
Dino Cassio as (as Leonardo Cassio)
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874.15 MB
960*720
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   it  
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 2
1.58 GB
1440*1080
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   it  
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by marco-riccioppo

Brilliant, Funny Italian Comedy

This is one of the funniest films I've ever seen. It may appear kind of trashy and somewhat chaotic at times (which is actually part of its magic), but it's definitely great entertainment, both for your brains and your gall bladder. It's whole nonsense, chock full of vignette-gags, full-fledged gags, fantastic exchanges between characters, historical, religious and political puns very well dispensed, without any mercy but also without any unnecessary viciousness. These people definitely don't take themselves (or anything else, for that matter) seriously. Hence the effectiveness of their work. It can be said that every performer was wonderful, because this is the kind of movie you fall in love with. However, Benigni deserves a especial mention (his monologue about the Judgment Day - Giudizio Universale - is totally genius comedy). It helps a lot to know some Italian (it helps even more to be of Italian descent and catholic). In whatever way, see it.
Reviewed by Close_The_Door 8 / 10

Piece of history :)

I was surprised to discover that "Il Pap'Occhio" was censored at the time, most of all knowing Renzo Arbore, who is a celebrated show-man, as famous as Roberto Benigni in Italy. Well, watching the film today, its censorship is totally incomprehensible for me. Which gives me a clue, on the contrary, to appreciate the change of Italian mentality in few years! For those who are more acquainted with anglo-saxon cinema, I would define "Il Pap'Occhio" a film in Monty Phyton's style. The taste of nonsense, social satire, puns and "cultural blinks" to the viewer. Very, very funny to see celebrities such as Isabella Rossellini and other serious intellectuals lending themselves to this game.
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