Jules Dassin directs a film that lies beyond any classification<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comedy, allegory, musical fantasy, social criticism: an explosive mix turned into a masterpiece<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gina Lollobrigida and Marcello Mastroianni have never looked better<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American director Jules Dassin, blacklisted in his homeland during the McCarthy witch-hunts, is primarily remembered today for his noirs, which were beautiful, shocking, desperate, full of realism, and contributed to the golden age of the genre. La legge<\/em> is an excellent confirmation of his genius. The film is at once a complex allegory, an accurate documentation of a place (Carpino, in the Gargano region), a sensual melodrama (thanks to the presence of Gina Lollobrigida), a musical comedy, and a strong social criticism with moments of severe cruelty. Films defined as impossible to classify are usually a confused mess. In this case, at least one classification can be made: masterpiece. It also features an extraordinary cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Law” is the name of a game played in taverns, where a boss is chosen and commands for as long as there is wine left in the pitcher. Life in the village follows a similar theme, where whoever has muscle and money makes the rules for everyone else. In the middle of all this, the shrewd and sensual Marietta is a woman many of the men folk would like to conquer in the name of “The Law”. But she is in love with an outsider, a young agronomist…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10671,"template":"","project-category":[33],"project-genre":[48],"class_list":["post-10686","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-category-cinema-en","project-genre-comedy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n