The Scientific Cardplayer

The Scientific Cardplayer

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ynopsis

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffer George to play the card game scopa with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia. The annual scenario remains unchanged - she donates the initial stakes so they can play, then ultimately wins the game, shattering the couple's dream of scoring a victory and improving their lot in life. Eventually their daughter Cleopatra seeks revenge on her parents' behalf.

Production notes

The film's Italian title is "Lo scopone scientifico".

Bette Davis was in the midst of a three-week vacation at the health spa La Costa in Carlsbad, California when she received the script. On twenty-four-hour notice she flew to Rome for filming. It wasn't until the first day of shooting she learned the dialogue was to be recorded in Italian. Of her co-star she said, "My name for Albert Sordi was Albert Sordid. It was unforgivable of him to refuse to speak English with me, especially as he spoke very good English." ["Mother Goddam" by Whitney Stine, with a running commentary by Bette Davis, Hawthorn Books, 1974, pp. 333-34 (ISBN 0-8015-5184-6)]

This was the third on-screen pairing for Davis and Joseph Cotten. They previously co-starred in "Beyond the Forest" (1949) and "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964).

Principal cast

*Bette Davis ..... The Millionairess
*Joseph Cotten ..... George
*Alberto Sordi ..... Peppino
*Silvana Mangano ..... Antonia
*Antonella Demaggi ..... Cleopatra
*Mario Carotenuto ..... The Professor

Principal production credits

*Producer ..... Dino De Laurentiis
*Original Music ..... Piero Piccioni
*Cinematography ..... Giuseppe Ruzzolini
*Art Direction ..... Luigi Scaccianoce
*Costume Design ..... Bruna Parmesan

Critical reception

"TV Guide" says, "One's enjoyment of this picture is correlated with one's understanding of "scopa"." [ [http://www.tvguide.com/movies/scientific-cardplayer/review/116967 "TV Guide" review] ]

Awards

*1973 David di Donatello Award for Best Actor (Alberto Sordi, winner)
*1973 David di Donatello Award for Best Actress (Silvana Mangano, winner)
*1973 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor (Mario Carotenuto, winner)

References

ee also

[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_scopone_scientifico "Lo Scopone Scientifico" at Italian Wikipedia]

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069235/ "Lo Scopone Scientifico" at the Internet Movie Database]


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