The Place: El precio de un deseo (2017)
En un bar llamado The Place, un hombre sentado siempre en la misma mesa ve entrar y salir a diez personajes, todos los días a todas horas, que vienen a hablar con él. Éste les da indicaciones sobre cómo satisfacer los propios deseos; de hecho, estipula con ellos un auténtico contrato. Ser más hermosa, pasar una noche con una estrella del porno, salvar al hijo, recuperar la vista y encontrar a Dios son solo algunos de los deseos que los varios personajes exponen al hombre del bar. “Puede hacerse”, responde él, mientras escribe de manera convulsa en su enorme agenda, llena de apuntes en todas sus páginas. Pero hay que pagar un precio, casi siempre altísimo: robar una buena suma de dinero, poner una bomba en un local, violar a una mujer… Si se lleva a cabo el deber asignado, el éxito está garantizado. Cada uno de ellos decidirá si acepta o rechaza el acuerdo.
Directora:
Paolo Genovese
Escritores:
Isabella Aguilar, Paolo Genovese.
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Valerio Mastandrea as L'uomo |
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Marco Giallini as Ettore |
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Alba Rohrwacher as Chiara |
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Vittoria Puccini as Azzurra |
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Rocco Papaleo as Odoacre |
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Silvio Muccino as Alex |
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Silvia D'Amico as Martina |
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Vinicio Marchioni as Gigi |
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Alessandro Borghi as Fulvio |
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Sabrina Ferilli as Angela |
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Giulia Lazzarini as Marcella |
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Andrea Iaia as Tullio (uncredited) |
| Camera | Stefano Salemme | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Patrizio Marra | Key Grip |
| Directing | Chiara Milani | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Francesco Tumminello | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Ilaria Zazzaro | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Stefano Proietti | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Nanni | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vasco Bruno Tarallo | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Fabio Di Battista | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Davide D'Onofrio | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camilla Giuliani | Costume Design |
| Production | Ughetta Curto | Delegated Producer |
| Crew | Irma Misantoni | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Marco Belardi | Producer |
| Writing | Paolo Genovese | Story |
| Writing | Isabella Aguilar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paolo Genovese | Screenplay |
| Sound | Andrea Caretti | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Giuseppe De Tullio | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Christian Gazzi | Digital Colorist |
| Production | Paolo Sciarretta | Line Producer |
| Production | Luca Mezzaroma | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia Materia | Costume Design |
| Writing | Christopher Kubasik | Original Series Creator |
| Directing | Francesca Farneti | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Umberto Montesanti | Sound |
| Editing | Laura Gallo | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Paolo Genovese | Director |
| Art | Chiara Balducci | Production Design |
| Camera | Fabrizio Lucci | Director of Photography |
| Production | Steven A. Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Maurizio Filardo | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Barbara Giordani | Casting |
| Production | Noel Bright | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Consuelo Catucci | Editor |