Toto Who Lived Twice

1998 1h 33m IT

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 51

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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The film has three stories. First is about local village idiot Paletta, who can not afford the services of a whore and so steals a locket from a holy shrine belonging to local mafia don. Second shows the story of betrayal of Pitrinu (who's dead now) by his lover Fefe. Final episode is about lowlife Lazarus. He is killed by mob boss Toto, but raised from the dead by a local messiah, who is also known as Toto (and is played by same actor).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Salvatore Gattuso
Don Totò
Marcello Miranda
Paletta
Carlo Giordano
Fefé
Angelo Prollo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniele Ciprì
Writers: Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco, Lillo Iacolino
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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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 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniele Ciprì, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniele Ciprì 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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Salvatore Gattuso and Marcello Miranda and Carlo Giordano carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0144646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniele Ciprì directs. Luca Bigazzi behind the camera. Daniele Ciprì cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Daniele Ciprì, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Daniele Ciprì shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Salvatore Gattuso and Marcello Miranda and Carlo Giordano carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0144646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.