Our Lady of the Turks

Synopsis

A man (Carmelo Bene) can not bear to be part of society. He considers himself a "jerk" and so invents its own philosophy, which involves the destruction of his land of Puglia where all citizens are devoted to the Catholic religion. However, the man can not destroy the belief of the pilgrims of Salento, because a woman would prevent that. It is an unknown "Santa Margherita", which tries to divert man from his weird and impossible philosophy. Successive scenes of the film show various situations unreal and dream in which the two protagonists try to obtain the best one on the other. After a blasphemous dialogue between monks, the man includes his whole philosophy in a Moorish building. In fact, this seems to have been the scene of the massacre of the famous 800 Martyrs of Otranto, which are considered by the scetic man the absolute death of Christianity.

Main Cast

Carmelo Bene

The Protagonist

Age : 64 | Popularity : 5%

Lydia Mancinelli

Saint Margareth

Age : 87 | Popularity : 4%

Salvatore Siniscalchi

The Publisher

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anita Masini

Holy Mary / The Woman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ornella Ferrari

The Maidservant

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Vincenzo Musso

Man Running in the Street

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Carmelo Bene
Art	Production Design	Carmelo Bene
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Carmelo Bene
Production	Producer	Carmelo Bene Giorgio Patara
Writing	Novel	Carmelo Bene
	Writer	Carmelo Bene
Crew	Cinematography	Mario Masini
	Special Effects	Renato Marinelli
Editing	Editor	Mauro Contini
Sound	Sound Effects Editor	Italo Cameracanna
	Foley	Italo Cameracanna
	Music Supervisor	Franco Jasiello
Department	Role	Name

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