Doctor and the Healer

Year: 1957

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Mario Monicelli

Comedy

Francesco, a newly appointed physician, is sent to serve the fictional village of Pianetta in the Avellino province. Upon his arrival he finds himself at odds with Don Antonio, the local self‑styled “healer,” whose traditional remedies and influence challenge the young doctor’s modern methods, setting up a clash of medicine and faith.

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