The King of Laughter

In early 20th-century Naples, Eduardo Scarpetta (Toni Servillo) is the most loved comic actor and playwright in the city, with a large extended family living off his success. His parody of Gabriele D'Annunzio's The Daughter of Iorio brings a lawsuit that threatens both his freedom to write and the household's money. Mario Martone sets the case against the question of who owns a joke, and who gets to laugh at what is held sacred.