Capri-Revolution

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Capri-Revolution
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Film poster
Directed by Mario Martone
Written byMario Martone
Ippolita Di Majo
Produced byFrancesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
StarringMarianna Fontana
CinematographyMichele D'Attanasio
Edited byNatalie Cristiani
Jacopo Quadri
Music by Apparat
Philipp Thimm
Production
companies
Indigo Film
Pathé
Rai Cinema
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)(Venice)
  • 20 December 2018 (2018-12-20)(Italy)
Running time
122 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

Capri-Revolution is a 2018 Italian-French period drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [2]

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Plot

In 1914, with Italy about to enter World War I, a commune of young artists from Northern Europe establishes itself on the rural island of Capri, a safe haven for dissidents and nonconformists from all over the world, like Russian exiles led by Maxim Gorky, preparing to an upcoming revolution. Here, local girl Lucia meets Seybu, the charming leader of the commune, and Carlo, a young doctor.

Cast

Production

Martone took the inspiration for the story from the life of German artist Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach. [3]

Principal photography began on 24 August 2017 in San Mauro Cilento, Italy. [4] [5] Filming took place also in Capri, Gaeta and Cilento. [3] [5] [6] The film was shot under the working title of Capri-Batterie, inspired by a 1985 concept art work of the same name by Joseph Beuys. [3]

Release

Capri-Revolution premiered in competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2018. [1] [2] It was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 20 December 2018. [7]

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  2. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2018). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Heavy on Award Hopefuls, Netflix and Star Power". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Martone racconta l'utopia di Capri" [Martone tells the utopia of Capri]. Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 17 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Primo ciak per Capri-Batterie, il nuovo film di Martone" [First ciak for Capri-Batterie, the new movie by Mario Martone]. Rai News (in Italian). 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Urbani, Ilaria (26 August 2017). "Il film di Martone, storie e intellettuali nella Capri dorata di inizi Novecento" [Martone's new movie: events and thinkers set in the golden Capri of the beginning of the 20th century]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Fronzuto, Antonello (24 January 2018). "Capri-Batterie, Martone gira il colossal nel mare di Gaeta: record di figuranti" [Shooting for Martone's kolossal Capri-Batterie takes place in the sea of Gaeta: record of extras]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Berni, Andrea Francesco (10 November 2018). "Capri-Revolution al cinema dal 20 dicembre, ecco il nuovo trailer". BadTaste.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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