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Vivat, "the king of Naples" Eduardo de Filippo!

A man of the twentieth century, the world's most famous playwright, a favorite of the Neapolitans, who was close and dear to them, is Eduardo de Filippo. His drama is close to the Italians and all the common people of the world, because he described their life, drew ideas from the unique color of Naples. Humanism and philanthropy of creations have put "the king of Naples" in the first rows of theatrical figures as a playwright, director and actor.

Becoming a playwright

The illegitimate son of the theater costume designer Luis de Filippo and the famous Eduardo Scarpetta was born on May 24 of the first year of the 20th century. With his brother Pepino and his sister Titina, he spent his childhood on the stage of the theater. Since the age of four, Eduardo goes to the stages of Naples with his father, absorbing his skill, the ability to communicate and lead the company. The theater did not become his life, he was her. He did not really study anywhere, his school was and all his life remained the theater and his beloved Naples. At fourteen he concludes a contract with half-brother Vincenzo. The dream of Eduardo, Titin and Pepino about Melpomene's own church will become a reality only in 1931, when they open the Comedy Theater de Filippo.

Young playwright

By this time in the luggage of de Filippo there will be a few farcical plays, one-act pieces for variety shows and a rich experience of communication with simple Neapolitans. The theater successfully staged the plays of the brothers and Titinas, as well as other Neapolitan authors. Together they worked for thirteen years, and then Pepino opened his theater, and Eduardo and his sister went their own way. In 1945, the Eduardo Theater appeared. For his sister, he wrote the best female image of the unforgettable Filumena Marturano.

Flowering of drama

De Filippo - a famous actor, he is called the last Neapolitan great actor-author. His directorial work is very interesting. But the main thing in his work is drama, and this heritage is the most valuable and determines the individuality of Eduardo as an actor and director.

Naples, stretched at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, according to the hero of our narrative, seemed to him a theatrical stage. Here, among the narrow streets and in close cafes lived and worked heroes Eduardo de Filippo. The plays are permeated with the atmosphere of sunny Italy, the everyday problems of the Neapolitans, small sorrows and joys.

Hits of Eduardo

A significant success of Eduardo was the play "Naples - the city of millionaires", staged in the theater of San Carlo. The success of the play as a whole, and Eduardo and Titina in particular (they were in the lead roles) was stunning. From that time, when they talked about Eduardo in Naples, everyone knew that it was De Filippo.

The play "Risk" by Eduardo de Filippo tells of an unhappy wife who endlessly tries to shoot a rough and cruel wife, but she comes to life tender and loving. Of course, not for long. And everything repeats itself.

The most famous work by Eduardo de Filippo - "Filumena Marturano" - was repeatedly screened. The film Vittorio de Sica "Love in Italian" with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroiani in the lead roles, of course, about love in Naples. And today it looks in one breath, is relevant and makes you think about many things.

Very interesting is Eduardo de Filippo's play Cylinder. The cunning behavior of two married couples, designed to pay off their debts, suddenly turns into a weird interlacing of passions and destinies. And all this for the unique noise of Naples and perfectly set the dialogues.

Favorite play author, to which he repeatedly returns - "Man and gentleman." Eduardo de Filippo put it in 1933 and played the main role in it. But later he returned to the production, finding all the new faces of the image of the fall of man and his will power to rise. The author himself believed that this work reflects the whole history of mankind. Eduardo de Filippo wrote more than 55 theatrical plays. The most famous: "Filumena Marturano", "Cylinder", "Risk", "Mayor of Sanita district", "Ghosts", "Man and gentleman". In addition to the performances, there are also screen versions under the direction of Eduardo himself and other directors (Dino Risi "Ghosts", Vittorio de Sica "Marriage in Italian").

The comedies are full of the psychology of ordinary ordinary inhabitants of Naples. They are imbued with the spirit of an area theater with buffoonery and improvisations. They have tragedy, farce, drama. Their world is colorful and theatrical. In the center is always the protagonist, acting both as a comic character and as an ordinary living person. He is close to the author and written as from himself.

Personal

Eduardo married three times. With the first wife of Dorothy Pennington, the marriage was annulled. The second - Tea Prandi - gave birth to two children. The daughter at the age of ten died tragically from the rupture of the brain vessels. The tragedy was given to him hard, and this led to a divorce. Luka's son followed in the footsteps of his father. His father passed the leadership of his theater. The third wife - Isabella Quarantotti - survived Eduardo.

Last years

The playwright loved life and youth. Until the very end of his journey, he paid attention to work on television, staged and filmed his plays, comedies of earlier authors. For young talents, he created the Florentine School for Playwrights and the drama studio in Rome. The son of Luke from the second marriage took over the art of his father and continued his work in the theater.

Heritage

His merits were evaluated: in Italy he is a lifelong senator since 1981. He has many awards at home and abroad. The great playwright died in 1984 and is buried in Rome. Of the 84 years he lived, he devoted 78 to the theater and more than forty to cinema. The favorite of Naples, "King Eduardo" - he was and remains a man-theater.

If you suddenly want to hear the noise of the Neapolitan streets and feel the aroma of coffee cooked with love by Philomena, open any play by Eduardo de Filippo or watch the adaptation of his plays.

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