Shakespeare a Palermo
1997, Italian. Directed by Francesca Comencini.
In the late 1990s, in a dilapidated theater in the heart of Palermo, Carlo Cecchi is working on a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the second play in his Shakespearean trilogy, translated by the poet Patrizia Cavalli. Director Francesca Comencini – who sees Cecchi as the last representative of an Italy not subservient to the media and Berlusconi’s power – decides to follow him and is allowed to film the show’s rehearsals, on the condition that she does it all on her own and with discretion.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Francesca Comencini
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Shakespeare a Palermo runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Shakespeare a Palermo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Shakespeare a Palermo?
Shakespeare a Palermo (1997) was directed by Francesca Comencini and stars Carlo Cecchi, Iaia Forte, Valerio Binasco.