Directed by:
Marco BellocchioScreenplay:
Sergio DonatiComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Gian Maria Volonté, John Steiner, Jacques Herlin, Marco Bellocchio, Jean Rougeron, Corrado Solari, Gisella Burinato, Laura Betti, Michel Bardinet (more)Plots(1)
On the eve of the elections, a news case provides the perfect pretext to divert the public’s attention from the real political issues. Bellocchio’s Milan is “a gloomy city, where the revolution has already failed and the strategy of tension is being prepared, between Feltrinelli’s funeral and Msi party’s rallies. And memorable characters and actors emerge: starting with Volonté, who flaunts a luciferous charm and is priceless when he does the semiological analysis of article titles.” (P. Mereghetti) (Cannes Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Gian Maria Volonté
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Moro Affair (1986)
John Steiner
UK
Best movies:
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Twelve Plus One (1969)
Violent City (1975)
Jacques Herlin
France
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
The Monsters (1963)
Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
Marco Bellocchio
Italy
Best movies:
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
Francis of Assisi (1966)
Love and Anger (1969)
Jean Rougeron
Best movies:
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
Corrado Solari
Italy
Best movies:
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
Gisella Burinato
Italy
Best movies:
Shelter Me (2007)
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
Mafalda di Savoia - Il coraggio di una principessa (2006) (TV movie)
Laura Betti
Italy
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Wait for the Dawn (1960)
Michel Bardinet
France
Best movies:
Mado (1976)
Three Murderesses (1959)
Blood in the Streets (1973)
Gérard Boucaron
Best movies:
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Les Valseuses (1974)
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
Jean Rougeul
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Mattei Affair (1972)
The Monsters (1963)
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Man of the East (1972)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Gianni Solaro
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970)
The Traffic Policeman (1960)
Carla Tatò
Italy
Best movies:
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
Five Days of Milan (1973)