Naples, a crossroads of cultures and colors. On the Lungomare and in the Historic Center a contamination of ethnic groups between wealth and poverty, the destiny of a man faced with a choice: to live honestly or to commit crime. “Fame” by Giuseppe Alessio Nuzzo, produced by Paradise Pictures with Rai Cinema, in association with An.tra.cine by Eduardo Angeloni, is competing at the eighteenth edition of the Ischia Film Festival.
“When I wrote this work I was driven by the need to tell a silent tragedy, that of poverty, a theme that is unfortunately extremely current. We are presenting it as a preview at the film festival dedicated to locations in a historical moment where difficulties and social divisions have become marked and unsustainable after the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic and the clashes for equality in the USA”. Thus Nuzzo who returns behind the camera after the award-winning “Lettere a mia figlie” with Leo Gullotta, special mention at the Nastri d'Argento and first prize at the Giffoni, “La Scelta” presented at the Giovani Autori Italiani competition during the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and the feature film “Le Verità” with Francesco Montanari now also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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The film, with the financial support of the Directorate General of Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and the collaboration of the Film Commission Regione Campania, is based on the concept of possibility. “How many possibilities do we have in our life? And if I had taken the other path, what would have happened? We have asked ourselves these two questions at least once in our lives. And my goal is for the viewer to question himself once again, looking within himself for a sincere answer”.
The city of Naples is the main protagonist. “A wonderful, multi-ethnic, welcoming, superb, mysterious and imposing city with its waterfront, Castel dell'Ovo, the alleys of the old town, the characteristic “bassi”. A painting, a tribute to a city that contains forgotten but unforgettable stories” concludes Nuzzo.
Completely without dialogue, “Hunger” leads the viewer in search of the truth of the story, helping him to put together the puzzle of the narration and to understand the dynamics that move destiny starting from our choices. A short but complex film in its timeless structure for the succession of moments and scenes in a non-linear way with a continuous flashback and flashforward. The original soundtrack recorded by the Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in London provides the background.
Protagonists Massimiliano Rossi (“The Vice of Hope” by Edoardo de Angelis), Ludovica Nasti (“My Brilliant Friend” by Saverio Costanzo), Bianca Nappi (“Sirens” by Davide Marengo), Ester Gatta (“Thus Spoke Bellavista – at the Theatre”) and the participation of Gigi Savoia (“Loro” by Paolo Sorrentino, “Rosa Pietra e Stella” by Marcello Sannino).
Article published on 1 July 2020 - 16:36
