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BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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Filming on Franco Maresco's film about Carmelo Bene is abruptly halted after yet another on-set accident. Producer Andrea Occhipinti pulls the plug, exasperated by the endless takes and repeated delays. Angered, the director simply disappears. Maresco's friend, Umberto Cantone, attempts to mend the rift by calling witnesses from all those involved in the project, in an investigation that offers an opportunity to retrace the personality and ideas of the most corrosive and apocalyptic auteur in Italian cinema.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Umberto Cantone
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Franco Maresco
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Francesco Conticelli
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Marco Alessi
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Bernardo Greco
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Francesco Puma
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Saverio D'Amico
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Toti Mancuso
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franco Maresco
Writers: Franco Maresco, Claudia Uzzo, Francesco Guttuso
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franco Maresco, shot by Alessandro Abate. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Salvatore Bonafede. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paola Freddi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Umberto Cantone and Franco Maresco and Francesco Conticelli carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt30874362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Franco Maresco directs. Alessandro Abate behind the camera. Salvatore Bonafede scores. Paola Freddi cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Franco Maresco, shot by Alessandro Abate. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Salvatore Bonafede. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Paola Freddi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Umberto Cantone and Franco Maresco and Francesco Conticelli carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt30874362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.