It Was the Son
E' stato il figlio
Italy, France
2012
90 Min
Color
Italian
Synopsis
It Was the Son is the story of the Ciraulos, a poor family from South Italy whose young daughter is mistakenly killed by the Mafia. As compensation, they receive a large amount of money from the State but this sudden richness will change their life in a completely unexpected way. –TIFF
Director
Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì (Palermo, 1962) is an italian director, cinematographer and screenwriter, and was part of the duo Ciprì and Maresco. Along with is collegue Franco Maresco, he created and directed the cult TV series “Cinico TV”, aired on RAI3, as well as other programs like “I Migliori Nani della Nostra Vita” and “Ai Confini della Pietà”.
They’ve also directed three full lenght movies, which soon reached a cult status due to their iconoclastic nature: their second movie, “Totò che visse due volte” has been accused of blasphemy and it’s banned from italian television. Recently the duo split up, and both of the directors work with their own projects. He has cured the cinematography for the movies “La Pecora Nera” and “Vincere” and he’s now working as a director on a new project with Toni Servillo as the main actor.
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paolone_fr
4Dec12
structured as story in a story, è stato il figlio hits the mark when it comes to general depiction of the mood of italian people and the seventies, but lacks momentum and insight into the mind of its characters, to me. great visuals, though.
Joe Silver
16Sep12
Passo avanti rispetto al "Ritorno di Cagliostro". Film comico e spietato, grottesco e sgradevole come pochi, tant'è che il pubblico, almeno qui, non ride. Magari lo stesso che si compiace del cinismo sostanzialmente innocuo esibito da altri film, che però non fanno male. E poi, come al solito, lo stile conta.
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The Son did It (Daniele Ciprì, 2012)
By marzipandildo on November 5, 2012
Daniele Ciprì, along with his long time companion Franco Maresco, has been an outcast of Italian cinema since the ‘80s. Due to the provocative vein of their works (Cinico Tv, Lo zio di Brooklyn, Totò… read review
E’ stato il figlio
By catcarlo on September 25, 2012
La prima, vera soddisfazione della nuova stagione cinematografica viene da questo piccolo (per durata) ma grande film acchiappato per la coda – le sette persone presenti in sala non ne garantiscono… read review
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