Shakespeare a Palermo (1997)
In the late 1990s, in a dilapidated theater in the heart of Palermo, Carlo Cecchi is working on a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the second play in his Shakespearean trilogy, translated by the poet Patrizia Cavalli. Director Francesca Comencini – who sees Cecchi as the last representative of an Italy not subservient to the media and Berlusconi’s power – decides to follow him and is allowed to film the show’s rehearsals, on the condition that she does it all on her own and with discretion.
Director:
Francesca Comencini
Writer:
Francesca Comencini
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Carlo Cecchi as |
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Iaia Forte as |
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Valerio Binasco as |
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Arturo Cirillo as |
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Vito Di Bella as |
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Viola Graziosi as |
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Andre Pushkin as |
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Lorenza Indovina as |
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Tommaso Ragno as |
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Roberto De Francesco as |
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Spiro Scimone as |
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Francesco Sframeli as |
| Directing | Francesca Comencini | Director |
| Writing | Francesca Comencini | Screenplay |
| Crew | Paolo Carnera | Cinematography |
| Editing | Martine Bouquin | Editor |
| Crew | Francesca Comencini | Cinematography |
| Sound | Gianluca Costamagna | Sound |
| Sound | Francesca Comencini | Sound |
| Production | Serge Lalou | Producer |
| Production | Gioia Avvantaggiato | Producer |
| Production | Patricia Conord | Producer |
| Production | Matteo Bavera | Producer |