Into the Labyrinth

2019 2h 10m IT

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 538

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Synopsis

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When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toni Servillo
Bruno Genko
Dustin Hoffman
Dottor Green
Valentina Bellè
Samantha Andretti
Vinicio Marchioni
Simon Berish
Riccardo Cicogna
Paul Macinsky
Caterina Shulha
Linda
Orlando Cinque
Bauer
Filippo Dini
Delacroix

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Donato Carrisi
Writers: Donato Carrisi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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1 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

MONEY

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Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 7

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Donato Carrisi, shot by Federico Masiero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Toni Servillo and Dustin Hoffman and Valentina Bellè carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8594376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Donato Carrisi directs. Federico Masiero behind the camera. Massimo Quaglia cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Directed by Donato Carrisi, shot by Federico Masiero. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Massimo Quaglia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Toni Servillo and Dustin Hoffman and Valentina Bellè carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8594376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Federico Masiero
Editing: Massimo Quaglia
Production design: Tonino Zera
Costume design: Patrizia Chericoni
Makeup / hair: Alessandra Giacci
Sound: Marco Coppolecchia
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $2,514,679
Return: 63% of budget
Original language: IT
IMDB: Into the Labyrinth (2019)

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CinemaSerf2024-05-26
★ 6/10
It probably didn't help my enjoyment of this thriller that every time I saw Dustin Hoffman I kept thinking he was Jack Klugman! The intriguing story follows the tale of the recently liberated "Samantha" (Valentina Bellè) who has emerged after some fifteen years of captivity in what she describes as a fairly malevolent labyrinth. It demanded that she complete tasks set by her rather more menacing version of a Rubik's Cube if she is to eat, or sleep - and all of this is now being discussed with "Dr. Green" (Hoffman). Meantime, much to the chagrin of the police, private investigator "Genko" (Toni Servillo) is also trying to find out just what happened, and he believes she is not the only victim of this horror. As the story develops, we begin to suspect that somethings aren't right - is she making the whole thing up? It seems so fantastic; we can't really tell fact from fiction either. Sadly, though, Donato Carrisi doesn't fare so well at directing this Benicio del Toro style of dark mystery. At just over two hours long, the film meanders all too often. The plot isn't delivered in anything like a concentrated enough fashion to sustain the interest, and thought it does build well at times, the denouement is rushed and weakly delivered leaving too many new characters til last minute to complete the jigsaw. The acting is all pretty lacklustre and though I thought Servillo did try hard to create a puzzling sense of menace, the rest of this all just fell rather flat.

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