Illuminata (1998)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

John Turturro

Writers (WGA):

Brandon Cole (play)
Brandon Cole (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 April 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play...

Plot Keywords:

Playwright | Critic | Masturbation Scene | Philanderer | Homosexuality

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Leo Bassi	...	Beppo
Henri Behar	...	Pitou
Maurizio Benazzo	...	Passerby
Fernando Bolles	...	Boy #2
Katherine Borowitz	...	Rachel
Jeff Braun	...	Duke
David Cale	...	Journalist
Georgina Cates	...	Simone
Kenny Cranna	...	Scruffy man
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Astergourd
George DiCenzo	...	Jailor
Timothy Doyle	...	Aristocrat #1 (as Timothy Doyle)
Ben Gazzara	...	Old Flavio
Alexander Goodwin	...	Crying boy
Amo Gulinello	...	Pupo
Bill Irwin	...	Marco
Donal McCann	...	Pallenchio
Chris Papadopoulos	...	Boy #3
Joe Paparone	...	Grand Inquisitor
William Preston	...	Old toothless man
Mary Lou Rosato	...	Duchessa
Susan Sarandon	...	Celimene
Rufus Sewell	...	Dominique
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Marco's mother
Rocco Sisto	...	Prince
Richard Spore	...	Stagehand
June Stein	...	Angry woman
Henry Stram	...	Captain
Kohl Sudduth	...	Concubine #1
Arjun Bhasin	...	Concubine #2
Matthew Sussman	...	Piero
David Thornton	...	Orlandini
Aida Turturro	...	Marta
Amedeo Turturro	...	Boy #1
John Turturro	...	Tuccio
Christopher Walken	...	Bevalaqua
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrea Boccaletti	...	Concubine #3 (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jeannette Gould	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jeremy Knaster	...	MP (uncredited)
Richard Termini	...	Gypsy musician on guitar (uncredited)

Directed by
John Turturro

Writing credits (WGA)
Brandon Cole		(play)
Brandon Cole		(screenplay) &
John Turturro		(screenplay)

Produced by
Randel Cole	....	associate producer
Carol Cuddy	....	line producer
Giovanni Di Clemente	....	executive producer
Ellen Dinerman Little	....	executive producer (as Ellen Little)
Robert Little	....	executive producer
John Penotti	....	producer
John Turturro	....	producer

Original Music by
Arnold Black
William Bolcom

Cinematography by
Harris Savides

Film Editing by
Michael Berenbaum

Casting by
Todd M. Thaler		(as Todd Thaler)

Production Design by
Robin Standefer

Art Direction by
Stephen Alesch

Set Decoration by
Donna Hamilton

Costume Design by
Roman Paska
Donna Zakowska

Makeup Department
Caryn Brostoff	....	key makeup artist (as Carin Brostoff)
Marilyn Carbone	....	makeup artist: Susan Sarandon (as Marilen Carbone)
Jane Choi	....	makeup artist
Anthony Gueli	....	hair stylist
Michele Paris	....	makeup artist (as Michele Paris-Catanzarite)
Peggy Schierholz	....	key hair stylist (as Peg Schierholz)
Anthony Silvestri	....	hair stylist: John Turturro
Eileen Tersago	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Carol Cuddy	....	unit production manager
Debra Kent	....	assistant production manager
Keri Weisblum	....	post-production supervisor (as Keri Kravitz)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael DeCasper	....	first assistant director (as Michael Decasper)
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Truelove	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Peter Allburn	....	scenic artist
Bill Ballou	....	construction coordinator
Susan Blume	....	lead scenic
William J. Cassidy	....	construction grip (as William Cassidy)
James Clink	....	construction grip
Laurie F. Cohen	....	scenic charge (as Laurie Frederick-Cohen)
Jason De Bari	....	shop production assistant (as Jason 'Jay' De Bari)
Jason 'Jay' Debari	....	shop production assistant
Midge Duffy	....	assistant props (as Mary 'Midge' Duffy)
Dianne Fink	....	camera scenic artist
George Gartland	....	construction key grip
Nancy Gillian	....	assistant props
Joanna Hartell	....	set dresser
Claire Kirk	....	art department administrator
Robin Koenig	....	leadman
Gordon Krause	....	construction foreman
Richard Lamb	....	scenic artist
Miguel López-Castillo	....	assistant art director
Dave McAllister	....	construction grip (as David McAllister)
Marcele Mitscherlich	....	lead scenic
Francis Panuccio	....	construction grip
Scott Pask	....	title sequence art director
Walter Pluff	....	on-set dresser
Paul Roer	....	set dresser
Dishongh Scavo	....	scenic artist
Clarissa Shanahan	....	scenic artist
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist
Julie Sloan	....	scenic artist (as Julie Sloane)
Jessie Walker	....	lead scenic artist
Sabrina Wright	....	property master

Sound Department
Gary Alper	....	sound mixer
Joel Aronowitz	....	sound utility technician
Jeanne Gilliland	....	boom operator
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer (as George Lara)
James H. Nau	....	adr editor
Daniel Pagan	....	assistant sound editor
Harry Peck Bolles	....	dialogue editor (as Harry Peck-Bolles)
Harry Peck Bolles	....	sound editor (as Harry Peck-Bolles)
Dan Sable	....	sound designer
Lynn Sable	....	sound editor
Steven Simons	....	foley engineer (as Steve Simons)
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist
Brian Vancho	....	foley editor

Visual Effects by
Eric Person	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Abraham	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kris Brewer	....	camera loader (as Kristen Brewer)
Michael Brown	....	electrician
Matt Chubet	....	grip
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer (as John De Blau)
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator
Abbot Genser	....	still photographer
Pedro Hernández	....	best boy grip
Paul Kinghan	....	generator operator
Jason Lanci	....	electrician
Eric Liebowitz	....	still photographer
Alan Mader	....	best boy electric (as Alan Mader)
Gary Martone	....	key grip
Tom Percarpio	....	electrician
Louis Petraglia	....	electrician
Patrick Quinn	....	second assistant camera
Chris Rosen	....	electrician
Gerard Sava	....	first assistant camera
Robert Shepherd	....	electrician
Dustin Smith	....	dolly grip
Josh Steinberg	....	grip (as Joshua Steinberg)
Larry Steinberg	....	grip (as Lawrence Steinberg)

Casting Department
Gayle Keller	....	casting assistant
Debbie Sheridan	....	extras casting associate
Jonathan Strauss	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	costume supervisor
Jeanne DuPont	....	assistant costume designer
Sheila Gentile	....	costumer
Anne Gorman	....	costumer
Virginia D. Patton	....	costume supervisor (as Ginnie Patton)

Editorial Department
John David Allen	....	additional editor
Don Ciana	....	color timer
Matt Mayer	....	first assistant editor
Eron Otcasek	....	editing production assistant
David O. Rogers	....	apprentice editor
Ryan Rothmaier	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Ruth M. Black	....	music contractor
Ruth M. Black	....	music librarian
Peter Blanchette	....	musician: guitar
William Bodcom	....	musician: piano
Abba Bogin	....	conductor
Gary Chester	....	music engineer
Roberta Cooper	....	musician: cello
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant music editor
David Nadien	....	musician: violin
Roman Paska	....	performer: puppet sequence
Henry Schuman	....	musician: doot
Shari Schwartz	....	music editor
Richard Termini	....	composer: additional music
Carol Wincenic	....	musician: flute
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Thomas Buckman	....	driver
Steve Januskiewicz	....	driver
Victor Meich Jr.	....	driver (as Victor Meick Jr.)
Steve Szucs	....	driver
Joe Viccante	....	dailies driver
Louis Volpe	....	transportation captain (as Louis 'Sonny' Volpe)
Ralph Volpe	....	driver

Other crew
Keith Adams	....	set production assistant
Bryan Akner	....	set production assistant
Simona Benzakein	....	development group
Arjun Bhasin	....	assistant: Donna Zakowska
Simonetta Bortolozzi	....	intern
Victor 'Yogi' Breary	....	parking security guard
Seth Burch	....	location manager
Salvatore Carino	....	production accountant
Salvatore Carino	....	production auditor
Steven T. Casser	....	location assistant
Aryn Chapman	....	researcher
May Chen	....	staff to production counsel (as May Chan)
Jane Cowen	....	researcher
Michelle Debert	....	post-production accountant
Ellen Dougherty	....	intern
Maria Edmonson	....	stand-in
Joe Facey	....	craft service
Debora Fearon	....	craft service
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (as Jennifer Freed)
Steven T. Gasser	....	location assistant
Michelle Gebert	....	post-production accountant
Dana Geier	....	unit publicist
Adam Gerloff	....	set production assistant
Dori Golod	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Gordon	....	film executive: Greenestreet Films
Patrice Haddad	....	development group
Christian Halac	....	office production assistant
Kali Harrison	....	set production assistant (as Kali Rashad Harrison)
Janet Henry	....	assistant location manager
Leilan Hill	....	assistant: John Penotti
Heather Holst	....	staff to productions counsel
Nicki Infante	....	payroll accountant
Gina Jarrin	....	unit publicist
Dharmainder Kandra	....	intern
Chiemi Karasawa	....	script supervisor
Nancy Kolomitz	....	set production assistant
Scott Kordish	....	production coordinator
Alexandra Kowalski	....	intern
Rod Lamborn	....	office production assistant
Andrew B. Marcus	....	assistant to producer
Kathryn McFarlane	....	assistant: John Turturro
Lee Mortera	....	intern
Anne Marie Mustafa	....	product placement assistant
Mark Owen	....	researcher
Anders Palm	....	development group
Roman Paska	....	creator: puppet sequence
Brian Perkis	....	assistant accountant
Domenico Procacci	....	development group
Santiago Quinones	....	location scout
Eli Roth	....	stand-in
Lilian Saly	....	development group
Kristen Sampsell	....	set production assistant
Michelle Sarama	....	post-production accountant
Kate Schultz	....	location scout
George Sheanshang	....	juridical consultant (as George Sheahchang)
George Sheanshang	....	legal consultant
George Sheanshang	....	product distribution
Jamie Sheridan	....	set production assistant
Ricky Somers	....	location production assistant
Jason Stant	....	production secretary
Fisher Stevens	....	film executive: Greenestreet Films
Ruthie Tanami	....	product placement
Basil Twist	....	assistant puppeteer: tele sequence
Bart Walker	....	general factorum
Gillian Waterman	....	intern
Bradley Yonover	....	film executive: Greenestreet Films
Virginia Yu	....	intern
David H. Kramer	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• CDI
• GreeneStreet Films
• JVC Entertainment
• Overseas FilmGroup
• Sogepaq

Distributors

• Look Now! (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mars Distribution (France)
• Overseas FilmGroup
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (Spain)

Other Companies

• Fresh Dish  catering
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• National Edison Recording Studio  sound recording
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

Illuminata (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

Spain | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | France:U | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

CDI

Quotes:

Marco: Do you think masturbation is a sin?
Dominique: Depends on where the other hand is.

Inside the "theater", but not too inside.

Wonderful characters, glib and meaningful dialogue, a portrait of theater and its denizens so complete you believe the film is a biography.

There are no small actors here because there are no small parts. What might have been a cameo becomes a pivotal role.

It has been said that the film was missing direction. Not at all. What was happening there was style. This guys loves women and shape and color, and what he likes best is wit.

The entire cast....and that is everybody, was wonderful, so good you could smell the sweat. Camera and sets were so good you could hear floor boards creak. Music, well and tastefully done.

Recommendation: see it once for the discovery, twice for the appreciation, three times for the education. You will not be bored.