Il ritorno di Cagliostro (2003)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Daniele Ciprì
Franco Maresco

Writers:

Daniele Ciprì (writer)
Franco Maresco (writer)

Release Date:

5 September 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

In the Sicily of the late 40's, two brother sculptors, tired of selling madonnas to the local churches...

Plot Keywords:

Sicily | Director | Told In Flashback | Flashback | Film In Film

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Luigi Maria Burruano	...	Carmelo La Marca
Robert Englund	...	Erroll Douglas
Franco Vito Gaiezza
Pietro Giordano	...	Cardinal Sucato / Pino Grisanti
Davide Marotta
Franco Scaldati	...	Salvatore La Marca
Mauro Spitaleri	...	Baron
Margareth Woodhouse

Also Known As:

The Return of Cagliostro (USA) (literal English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Sicilian | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Italy:T

Company:

Cinico Cinema

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

An experiment, with plenty of ideas and few coherence

It is difficult to find innovative approaches to filming and directors who have the courage to explore new routes and who do not feel obliged to respond to the public. Cipri' and Maresco fortunately are not like this, and are convinced that cinema can be made without following the standard manual that you learn at a film school.

Their cinema cannot be described, but it is a new experience, where you are taken and transported together with incredible characters and an intense form of human passion.

It does not follow a coherent route, but imagination is the main vehicle of their cinema. Art is expression, not reproduction of standards, and these directors are walking in that direction.