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Released last year.
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The Big Fake
2025 1h 50m IT
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6.6TMDB Β· 250
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere β from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his signature ends up everywhere β even in the history of Italy.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Pietro Castellitto
Toni
Giulia Michelini
Donata
Andrea Arcangeli
Don Vittorio
Pierluigi Gigante
Fabione
Aurora Giovinazzo
Virginia
Edoardo Pesce
Balbo
Claudio Santamaria
Il Sarto
Fabrizio Ferracane
ZΓΉ Pippo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stefano Lodovichi
- Writers
- Sandro Petraglia
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Directed by Stefano Lodovichi, shot by Emanuele Pasquet. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Santi Pulvirenti. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Roberto Di Tanna shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Pietro Castellitto and Giulia Michelini and Andrea Arcangeli carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt36741457 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stefano Lodovichi directs. Emanuele Pasquet behind the camera. Santi Pulvirenti scores. Roberto Di Tanna cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2Directed by Stefano Lodovichi, shot by Emanuele Pasquet. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Santi Pulvirenti. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Roberto Di Tanna shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Pietro Castellitto and Giulia Michelini and Andrea Arcangeli carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt36741457 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 15 themes, including "double life", "based on novel or book", "rome, italy", "1970s".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Emanuele Pasquet
- Original score
- Santi Pulvirenti
- Editing
- Roberto Di Tanna
- Production design
- Paolo Bonfini
- Runtime
- 110 min Β· 1h 50m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Stefano Lodovichi
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Cattleya
IT
Key crew
- NovelNicola Biondo
- NovelMassimo Veneziano
- ProducerRiccardo Tozzi
- EditorRoberto Di Tanna
- CinematographyEmanuele Pasquet
- CompositorSanti Pulvirenti
- CastingEleonora Barbiero
- CastingDavide Zurolo
- Production DesignPaolo Bonfini
- Art DirectionAndrea De Antoniis
- Production ManagerValerio Grimaudo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- double life
- based on novel or book
- rome, italy
- 1970s
- organized crime
- criminal underworld
- brigate rosse (red brigades) terrorist group
- blackshirts
- police pursuit
- crime
- art forgery
- master forger
- mafia involvement
- identity manipulation
- retro atmosphere
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Digital2026-01-23RΒ· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- Il falsarioIT
- ΠΡΠ΄ΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΈΠΊRU
