Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa

Although in black and white, this Italian costume drama of the 17th century is extremely colorful in marvelous settings around Naples and Rome, one of the best sequences being from the Tivoli gardens, with the dashing Gino Cervi as an Italian equivalent to Errol Flynn, Douglas Fairbanks and all those. The action is fast all the way, but the main character is that of comedy. Salvator Rosa was a renowned 17th century painter but also musician, comedian and multiple artist with many talents, causing his reputation to grow into legends. He is actually more known for his legendary character and legends than for his art. Even the famous E. T. A. Hoffmann contributed to his legends. In the film he is a kind of Robin Hood and Scaramouche type, like Scaramouche involved with two women that he occasionally manages in rescuing, holding prisoners, preventing from marriage, and so on. The music by. Alessandro Cicognini adds splendidly to the comic character of the play, and in brief, this is great entertainment with never a dull moment.