If you loved La armada Brancaleone, try El marqués del Grillo
Un puente entre una película que ya has visto y una que casi nadie ha cruzado. Esto es lo que comparten, y lo que la segunda hace que la primera no hace.
Lo que comparten
Both films are directed by Mario Monicelli, and they both carry the foreign gem, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to La armada Brancaleone, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What El marqués del Grillo is
Here's a movie that thinks it's hilarious to be a jerk. A nobleman in Rome spends his days mocking everyone from the Pope to the occupying French army. It’s broad, bawdy, and goes on for two hours.

