The Italian Voice

DETAILS

Directed by: Matteo Garrone
Produced by: Domenico Procacci
Subject: Roberto Saviano
Written by: Matteo Garrone, Roberto saviano, Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Massimo Gaudioso
Starring: Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato
Music by: Massive Attack
Cinematography: Marco Onorato
Editing by: Marco Spoletini
Scenography: Paolo Bonfini
Costumes: Alessandra Cardini
Makeup: Alessandro Bertolazzi
Production House: Fandango, in cooperation with Rai Cinema and SKY and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets
Release dates: Italy May 16, 2008 - France August 13, 2008 - Germany September 11, 2008
Running time: 135 min.
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Year: 2008
Series: Dramatic
Prizes: Grand Prix at the Festival de Cannes 2008 and Premio Città di Roma - Arcobaleno Latino
Official website: Gomorra

Roberto Saviano, writer of the book which inspired
the movie called Gomorra, with the homonym title

Watch the official trailer HERE

MY BRIEF REVIEW

Gomorra is the docu-movie, based on the famous homonym bestseller written by the young journalist and writer (under police’s escort service) Roberto Saviano; it is a book-denunciation against the criminality of the camorra, set in Scampia, a quarter of Neaples which is situated in the northern suburb of the city.
The movie shows exactly the operation of the illegal traffics and of the inner equilibriums of the Italian criminal enterprise where anyone is excluded, because the emotional bonds do not mind, everyone is submitted to the hard-and-fast law of the camorra.

The title is a wordplay among the name of the city of perdition, Gomorrah, together with Sodom, which are mentioned into the Bible, and the consonance with the name of the camorra.

The plot of the story is a weave of lives who contribute in different ways to fuel the crimes of the families’ clans.

The main characters are: Franco, seasoned professional of the international toxic garbage disposal; Pasquale, always exploited dressmaker of haute couture; Totò, promising young who does not want to lose his innocence; Don Ciro, consignee of money to the families into the war of clans; Marco and Ciro, two young ones who want to prevail on the boss.

The movie goes at the heart of the matter, the scenography makes it an exploitation one, but very realistic and for this reason it is very appreciated by the public; it offers perpetual suspence, also due to the fact that the cameras are always on the move, it makes you stay literally glued at the seat of the cinema for 2 hours.
The colors of the shots are not too brilliant to give a sense of urban blight of the area and also of the corruption of the life, they highlight the typical high shabby buildings, stairs, corners, tiny streets, sheds, pits and so on.

So my message for you, folks outside Italy, is: stay tuned for the release date in your Country and do remember the name of this Italian movie, because you will esteem it very much, as everyone already did it with the Saviano’s book; as soon as it arrives in your cinemas, you will not forget its subject so easily!

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REMINDER FOR MY READERS: Tomorrow I will leave by train to reach my boyfriend at the new flat and I will be back on Saturday late evening, so see you on Sunday with my updates. Have a nice weekend everyone!!