Vajont - La diga del disonore (2001)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Renzo Martinelli

Writers:

Pietro Calderoni (writer)
Renzo Martinelli (writer)

Release Date:

19 October 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam...

Plot Keywords:

Dam | Water | Mud | Dead Wife | Cemetery

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Michel Serrault	...	Carlo Semenza
Daniel Auteuil	...	Alberico Biadene
Laura Morante	...	Tina Merlin
Jorge Perugorría	...	Olmo Montaner
Anita Caprioli	...	Ancilla
Leo Gullotta	...	Mario Pancini
Philippe Leroy	...	Giorgio dal Piaz
Jean-Christophe Brétigniere	...	Edoardo Semenza
Nicola Di Pinto	...	Francesco Penta
Federica Martinelli	...	Margherita
Eleonora Martinelli	...	Giannina
Maurizio Trombini	...	Ing. Desidera
Bruno Bilotta	...	Remo
Paco Reconti	...	Bertolissi
Antonio Fabbri	...	Prof. Ghetti

Also Known As:

La folie des hommes (France)
Vajont (Italy) (short title)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Two sections of the Vajont dam were built in Cimolais, Italy. The "dam under construction" section was built on a railway and then filmed with motion control. Santa Croce artificial lake was dried up by ENEL (the Italian electric energy company) to film the final sequence.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Anita Caprioli screams as the water wave is coming, but her mouth is not open.

Quotes:

Ancilla: That's a beautiful story. Really... If I think about it... I'd like a story like that too.
Olmo Montaner: For a story like that, you have to start from the beginning.
Ancilla: [looking at a wooden sculpture] Listen... you didn't chose this one at random...
Olmo Montaner: Well, I was thinking... it's time to start a family.
Ancilla: Yes but... it takes two people to start a family.
Olmo Montaner: But there are two of us...

Soundtrack:

Stella

VAJONT a fine movie

This movie shows in a very fine manner the corruption that is spread wide world in many fields. Renzo Martinelli made a movie plenty of secondary stories that enhace the main plot. All the characters are well displayed and specially Laura Morante in her character of the journalist Tina Merlin, also Anita Caprioli (Ancilla) and Jorge Perugorria (Olmo Montaner) are really in mood and give to they characters a very temperate resolution. I shall mention also Michel Serrault (Carlo Semenza), Antonio Fabbri (Prof. Ghetti), Federica Martinelli (Margherita) and in fact all who worked in this movie. You did it very well, really. The special effects are also a fine and dedicated work without exaggeration. The music well balanced and enhance the whole movie. Sound very good, and photography also fine. A very good work that deserve the acceptance of all kind of audience that like good, interesting, and well done movies. Finally I am going to watch it very carefully to see about the two goofs you mention.