The Clandestine Journey: Lives of Saints and Sinners

1994 1h 5m IT

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A surreal travel drama, shot on Sicility with Italian actors. IlViaggio Clandestino is a film about saints and sinners. Whether you areblessed or doomed is often dependent on someone's soul that on whether theypray or suffer. The kindred spirit of San Gil ! the Holy Gil ! is CiccioBavaria who, unilke the former, continues to seek sin. For Bavaria sin isliberating and dynamic. The film tells the story of the journey made by thesetwo protagonists; a journey that leads to the demise of San Gil, while Bavariais reincarnated as Buddha. There is another traveller, a clandestinetraveller. Christ, always fleeing the angels. This Christ does not helphumanity with miracles, but by keeping himself alive as best he can givingweather forecasts.In this strange sainty story, Ruiz allowed himself ot be inspired byapocryphal books about saints of flesh and blood.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marco Manchisi
Enzo Moscato
Marco Cavicchioli
Enzo Vetrano
Donato Castellaneta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raúl Ruiz
Writers: Raúl Ruiz
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Valeria Sarmiento 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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Marco Manchisi and Enzo Moscato and Marco Cavicchioli carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Raúl Ruiz directs. Valeria Sarmiento cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Valeria Sarmiento shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marco Manchisi and Enzo Moscato and Marco Cavicchioli carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0111616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.