| Director: | Franco Maresco |
|---|---|
| Production: | Lucky Red, Dugong Films |
| Running Time: | 100’ |
| Language: | Italian |
| Country: | Italy |
| Main Cast: | Franco Maresco, Umberto Cantone, Bernardo Greco, Francesco Conticelli, Marco Alessi, Francesco Puma, Antonio Rezza |
| Screenplay: | Franco Maresco, Claudia Uzzo, con Umberto Cantone, Francesco Guttuso |
| Cinematographer: | Alessandro Abate |
| Editor: | Paola Freddi, Francesco Guttuso |
| Production Designer: | Cesare Inzerillo, Nicola Sferruzza |
| Costume Designer: | Luisa Viglietti |
| Music: | Salvatore Bonafede |
| Sound: | Luca Bertolin |
Cinema
Un film fatto per Bene
Venezia 82 Competition
Synopsis
The shooting of Franco Maresco’s film about Carmelo Bene is abruptly interrupted after yet another accident on set. Pulling the plug is the producer Andrea Occhipinti, frustrated by the endless takes and constant delays. Meanwhile, Maresco accuses the production of “filmicide” before vanishing without a trace. In an attempt to repair the damage, a friend of Maresco, Umberto Cantone, steps in, summoning as witnesses all those involved in the endeavour, in an investigation that becomes a chance to explore the personality and ideas of one of Italian cinema’s most corrosive and apocalyptic authors.
But what if, in the meantime, far from everything and everyone, Maresco is finishing his film — in his words, “the only way to give shape to the anger and horror I feel for this shitty world”?
Director’s Statement
I’ve long realised that each of my films has been nothing but a trap I walked into with merciless self-destruction. This time, however — and for the first time — I’m afraid I won’t come out of it all in one piece. I should have listened to Miss Filomena, my old teacher who used to tutor me after school in elementary: she always used to tell me the tale of the pitcher and the well. But now it’s too late for regrets. Besides, the well’s gone dry.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1:
Lucky Red - Andrea Occhipinti
Largo Italo Gemini, 1
00161 Roma, Italia
Tel: +39 063759441 / +39 3358480787
E-mail: a.tieri@luckyred.it
Web: http://www.luckyred.it
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/luckyred/
PRODUCTION 2:
Dugong Films - Marco Alessi
Viale Trastevere, 154
00153 Roma, Italia
Tel: +39 0632542237 / +39 3284674839
E-mail: info@dugong.it
Web: http://www.dugong.it
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/dugong_films/
PRODUZIONE 3:
Eolo Film Productions - Beatrice Bulgari
Via dei Tre Orologi, 6
00197 Roma, Italia
Tel: +39 349 1200724
E-mail: info.eoloproductions@gmail.com
Web: http://www.eolofilmproductions.com
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/eolofilmproductions/
WORLD SALES:
True Colors - Elliot Gustin
Largo Italo Gemini, 1
00161 Roma, Italia
Tel: +39 3404192911
E-mail: francesca@truecolors.it
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION:
Lucky Red - Andrea Occhipinti
Largo Italo Gemini, 1
00161 Roma, Italia
Tel: +39 3358480787
E-mail: a.tieri@luckyred.it
Web: http://www.luckyred.it
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/luckyred/
PRESS OFFICE:
Gabriele Barcaro
Tel: +39 3405538425
E-mail: gabriele.barcaro@gmail.com
Gloria Zerbinati
Tel: +33 0786800282
E-mail: gloria.zerbinati@gmail.com
