Kryptonite!

"Every family has its own secrets, but some are funnier than the others."

2011 1h 38m IT

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.

“Every family has its own secrets, but some are funnier than the others.”

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Cast

Valeria Golino
Rosaria
Cristiana Capotondi
Titina
Luca Zingaretti
Antonio
Libero De Rienzo
Salvatore
Luigi Catani
Peppino
Lucia Ragni
Carmela
Vincenzo Nemolato
Gennaro
Massimiliano Gallo
Arturo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Cotroneo
Writers: Ivan Cotroneo, Monica Rametta, Ivan Cotroneo
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Valeria Golino and Cristiana Capotondi and Luca Zingaretti carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every family has its own secrets, but some are funnier than the others.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2103203 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Cotroneo directs. Luca Bigazzi behind the camera. Giogiò Franchini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Ivan Cotroneo, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Giogiò Franchini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Valeria Golino and Cristiana Capotondi and Luca Zingaretti carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Every family has its own secrets, but some are funnier than the others.".
6IMDB entry: tt2103203 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "tradition", "sicily, italy", "superhero", "protest".