Into Paradiso

2010 1h 44m IT

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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Alfonso is a Neapolitan scientist, shy, awkward and unemployed. Gayan is a former Sri Lankan cricket champion who is penniless, just arrived in Naples and convinced he will find Paradise. Vincenzo is a rising politician thanks also to recommendations, but things do not go as he would have hoped. In a multi-ethnic Naples, the destinies of these three characters intertwine, who find themselves sharing a shack built illegally on the roof of a building. This paradoxical situation will give rise to a hilarious cohabitation between the three and a partnership that will make them find the courage to face their own destiny, changing it forever.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gianfelice Imparato
Alfonso D'Onofrio
Saman Anthony
Gayan
Peppe Servillo
Vincenzo Cacace
Gianni Ferreri
Colasanti
Eloma Ran Janz
Giacinta
Diego Sepe
Gennaro Di Colandrea
Antonio Laurenti
Sgherro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paola Randi
Writers: Pietro Albino Di Pasquale, Paola Randi, Michela Bozzini
Languages: Italian, Sinhalese, Tamil

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 18% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Sinhalese, Tamil.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paola Randi, shot by Mario Amura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Gianfelice Imparato and Saman Anthony and Peppe Servillo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paola Randi directs. Mario Amura behind the camera. Fausto Mesolella scores. Gianni Vezzosi cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Dialogue in Italian, Sinhalese, Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 18% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Sinhalese, Tamil.
5Directed by Paola Randi, shot by Mario Amura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Fausto Mesolella. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gianni Vezzosi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Gianfelice Imparato and Saman Anthony and Peppe Servillo carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1719496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.