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The Return of Cagliostro

2003·Movie
1h 40min
69
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Strong craft, striking style.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace6
  • Spectacle5

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Pathos6
  • Nostalgia6
  • Romance5

Humor

Some satire and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody7
  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Physical Comedy4

World

Show business, history, and society

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • World Immersion7
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition7

Who it's for

AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-Provoking

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About

In the Sicily of the late 1940s, two brother sculptors, tired of selling madonnas to the local churches, finally realize their dream, and set up a Sicilian production company, thanks to the help of a local bishop. They start producing one box-office failure Z-movie after the other, all with terribly bad local non-pros as actors. Covered in debts, they finally have their great chance, when a local nobleman obsessed by magic decides to invest all his wealth in the making of a movie about Cagliostro, just one year after Orson Welles' Black Magic (1949). They hire a famous American actor (Robert Englund) and start shooting "The Return of Cagliostro".
Showbiz SatireHistorical Meta-NarrativeItalian CinemaFilm ProductionCult Film1940s SicilySelf-ReferentialComedy-Drama

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Is The Return of Cagliostro worth watching?

69
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is The Return of Cagliostro?

1 h 40 min

The Return of Cagliostro runs 1 h 40 min.

What language is The Return of Cagliostro in?

ItalianEnglishGerman

It was made in Italian, with some English, German. Produced in Italy.