Rehearsals for War

1998 1h 53m IT

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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A group of actors meet with little money in a unofficial theatre in Naples' Spanish Boroughs. Director's plan is to travel to Sarajevo, still under siege, to stage a classic Eschilus' play about civil war in Tebe. While they rehearse in the theatre cast members come and go and another kind of war goes on every day in nearby streets of old Naples.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andrea Renzi
Leo
Iaia Forte
Luisella Cielo
Maurizio Bizzi
Maurizio
Salvatore Cantalupo
Rosario
Antonello Cossia
Antonello
Francesca Cutolo
Francesca
Giovanna Giuliani
Giovanna
Vincenzo Saggese
Vincenzo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Martone
Writers: Mario Martone, Mario Martone, Mario Martone
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mario Martone, shot by Pasquale Mari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Andrea Renzi and Iaia Forte and Maurizio Bizzi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0136556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mario Martone directs. Pasquale Mari behind the camera. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Produced in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
4Directed by Mario Martone, shot by Pasquale Mari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrea Renzi and Iaia Forte and Maurizio Bizzi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0136556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.