La cena delle beffe (1942) aka Jester's Supper DVD-R

Starring Amedeo Nazarri, Osvaldo Valenti, Clara Calamai, Valentina Cortese, Memo Benassi
Directed by Alessandro Blasetti
Print: Black/White
Runtime: 87 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Italian with English subtitles

This is an opera in four acts composed by Umberto Giordano . The story is set in Florence at the time of Lorenzo de'Medici recounts the rivalry between Gianneto Malespini and Neri Chiaramantesi for the affections of the beautiful Ginerva and Gianneto's thirst for revenge over a "cruel joke" played on him by Neri and his brother Gabreillo. The joke ultimately takes Neri to murder Ginerva and by mistake his brother. The opera ends with Neri descent into madness.