suburra ( film )
the first one is if you are not italian. in this case suburra is an astonishing noir film .
a prequel to stefano sollima’s “suburra, ” netflix’s “suburra, the series, ” written by daniele cesarano and barbara petroni, world premiered at the venice film festival ahead its launch on the streaming service oct. 6 .
the saga of suburra starts with a feature film slated to be in theaters throughout italy on oct. 14 ,
netflix said. it will debut the film, directed by stefano sollima, the same day in the americas with italy following in may 2016 .
described as a dark and gripping organized crime series set on the roman coast, suburra will be produced by cattleya, the indie film and television company behind such series as gomorrah and romanzo criminale .
a film with convincing performances that puts us in a sui generis stylized atmosphere. [ full review in spanish ]
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when the mob movie suburra was released in italy last october, it was a massive hit .
this film has some beautiful photography, some cool performances and the look and feel of the characters is spot on .
once it gets going after a frankly, dull start, suburra does pretty much hold your attention .
will be no doubt regarded as the film that kick - started a body of work surely destined for the italian director .
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giancarlo de cataldo and carlo bonini are authors of the novel suburra, on which the productions are based .
a ensemble movie disguised as gangster cinema,' suburra' is overwhelming. [ full review in spanish ]
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the series directed by stefano sollima (“gomorrah”) is being produced by cattleya with rai cinema with which cattleya has also produced a “suburra” feature film (pictured) which will kick off the saga. the “suburra” movie is slated for release via rai cinema’s 01 distribution in italian theatres on oct. 14. netflix will debut the movie in the u. s. and latin america day and date .
while watching the movie suburra, my first thought was that it bore a striking resemblance to a couple of other recent italian films .

being on netflix means a lot to me ,
 said film director sollima. 
not only will my film be part of a selection of high - quality feature films and groundbreaking tv series of which i am a huge fan, but it will also have the opportunity to reach a wide international public .
placido is at the venice film festival to promote netflix ’s first italian original, “ suburra, the series. ” the show is a crime thriller set primarily in rome that mixes in elements of the catholic church, the government and organized crime. the action will take place in new york, london and italy .
“suburra” is being touted as “a captivating story that involves politics, the vatican, the mafia, corruption, money laundering, drugs and prostitution. ”
italian pubcaster rai did come on board “suburra, ” however, and picked up second window rights to the show, which is produced by cattleya .
, perhaps too much for just two hours of film. the tv series that will be based on it and has already been announced (comprising 10 episodes produced by netflix, currently in development) will make much better use of so much material. the film by sollima, who is a well - established director these days since his successful tv series based on
suburra is a captivating story that involves politics, the vatican, the mafia, corruption, money laundering, drugs and prostitution ,
netflix said .
suburra is a big picture that never loses track of the small details, and these bring the characters, and the realistic action sequences, to life .
suburra, a 10 - episode organized crime series set on the roman coast, will be netflix' s first italian original series, the company said on monday .
cattleya is in development on the series with production planned to start in the second half of 2016. rai will air suburra after the debut on netflix in italy .
co - produced by italy and france (cattleya, rai cinema, la chauve souris) on a budget of €7 million, suburra will be released in cinemas on 14 october (by 01 distribution in 500 copies) and will be simultaneously released on netflix in the united states and south america. the film, which has already been sold in 14 countries around the world (international sales by indie sales), will open the screenings at the mia, the international audiovisual market, which will be held from 16 to 20 october during the rome film fest .
actor - writer - director michele placido is exploring the true story of a corrupt cardinal for a series he’s developing called “bad bankers. ” placido is at the venice film festival to promote netflix’s first italian original, “suburra, the series. ” the show is a crime thriller set primarily in rome that mixes in elements of the catholic church, the [ … ]
rome – netflix has inked a deal to produce its first original italian series, the 10 - episode “suburra, ” about ties between mob and politics in contempo rome .

suburra is an enthralling story that will appeal to netflix members in italy and worldwide, 
said erik barmack, vp at netflix .
we are thrilled to partner with rai and cattleya and to be working with some of the best storytellers in italy to deliver not only their film, but also a series that will be among the best of television. 
the saga that involves politics, the vatican, the mafia, corruption, money laundering, drugs and prostitution, will begin with a feature film directed by stefano sollima (a. c. a. b. , gomorrah) that’s slated for theatrical release in italy on october 14. netflix will then debut the film the same day in the americas with italy following in may 2016. the series will come the following year .
placido said netflix’s involvement encouraged key local partners like rai to board “suburra, ” and he added that rai’s acquisition of the series marked a milestone. “with ‘suburra, ’ rai will be paving the way for other public broadcasters in italy and encourage them to give tv creators and producers more freedom to deliver daring, thought - provoking series, ” said placido .
inszenatorisch top, mit abzügen in der b - note bzgl. dialogen und darstellern, macht suburra aber trotzdem jede menge richtig und auch durchaus spaß zu schauen. definitiv keine verschwendete zeit .
“gomorrah” casts a long shadow over this, and with the way this is so densely plotted across multiple main characters it’s hard not to feel like this was the premise for a tv season that got adapted to a feature film .
the suburra, a rough neighborhood of rome, is the scene of an ambitious real estate project. but, with the state, vatican and the mafia involved things are not what they seem .
i say unlikely because it' s not the kind of film that is normally granted a sequel, and that was a development i certainly wasn' t expecting. as much as i was initially delighted by the news, i' m sure i wasn' t the only one who also immediately put the brakes on getting too excited when it was announced that denis villeneuve wouldn' t be directing soldado because he' s busy making some science fiction film or something .
this film project was unique in its production. it was a combined italian - french effort, financed by rai and netflix. the distribution was also unusual, in that it simultaneously premiered in italian movie theaters and was made available for online streaming in the us and latin america on the same day. the movie version will be available on italian netflix in may 2016, and netflix has also commissioned a 10 - part tv series based on the film to premiere globally in 2017 .
suburra means “under the city”. the centre of ancient rome was on palatine hill where the aristocracy had luxurious villas. down the hill was this ghetto called suburra full of poor people and an incredible amount of places where you can drink and have sex. the rich people would go down there to get drunk and have fun with whores. and it was also the place where they met to do dirty business .
the first italian production from netflix, led by ceo reed hastings, will be created by cattleya, the film and tv producer behind such tv hits as sky italia' s gomorrah series, and romanzo criminale, in collaboration with italian public service broadcaster rai .
then, fairly quickly, we realize that this film might have more in common with the ugliness of camorra than the glam of the great beauty. throw in a corrupt cardinal hiding out in the vatican, and now it also recalls the godfather part iii .
cattleya has begun development of the series, with production planned to start in the second half of 2016. suburra will premiere on netflix everywhere netflix is available. rai will air the series after the debut on netflix in italy .
production of the series is planned to start in the second half of 2016 with plans to premiere globally on netflix in 2017. rai will air the “suburra” show on one of its generalist channels in italy after it goes out on netflix .
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i had to look it up to refresh my memory, but this unusual act by the pope actually occurred in february of 2013, about 14 months after berlusconi’s resignation. so while i can’t speak to their alleged connection, i can say that the two events were not contemporaneous, as suggested in the film .
the first italo production from netflix is being produced by cattleya, the prominent italo shingle behind internationally exported tv hits, including sky italia’s “gomorrah” and “romanzo criminale” (“crime novel”) skeins. interestingly, cattleya is producing “suburra” in collaboration with italian public service broadcaster rai .
rai is proud to partner with netflix, the internet tv leader, for the production of the suburra tv series ,
said rai director general antonio campo dall' orto. ‎
this collaboration demonstrates our new strategic direction to innovate and compete in italy and abroad. television is transforming. we need to stay on the forefront and redefine our role. the suburra series testifies to the strength of the growing italian production industry, from cinema to fiction, and its ability to be a player at the highest international level .
i don’t think that’s the most interesting part. i love the idea of making a cool, entertaining and gritty film in modern rome – of portraying the city in a different and darker way. so i think this was my first idea: to make a thriller but set it up in a real world with real baddies .
suburra is planned as a 10 - episode drama made in partnership with italy’s rai. while netflix has embarked on originals in france (marseille), and elsewhere, this is the first time it’s moving into the space in italy. a worldwide debut is set for 2017 .
suburra, a rain - soaked hyper - stylised introduction to italian filmmaker stefano sollima, is resplendently neo - noir - a crime thriller that may initially begin a meretricious homage set to the backdrop of select songs by french electronic act m83 but ends having embedded itself into the flesh under your skin; there it stays .
suburra trifft den ton eines fast schon intimen gangsterdramas auf den punkt, muss sich aber dann doch leider mit abzügen vor allem im dialog und den darstellern abfinden. manche dialoge wurden ihren teilweise steif agierenden darstellern doch sehr hölzern rübergebracht, so dass man teilweise aus dieser eigentlich faszinierenden welt wieder etwas rausgezogen wird. auch die laufzeit hätte gerne einen ticken kürzer sein können .
placido said he was hoping to work with netflix again in the future following “ suburra, ” for which he directed the first two episodes. “netflix is a game - changer in italy. they gave me a tremendous freedom to cast actors who are not big names – some were even unknown – as long as they fit the roles, ” said placido .
rome – netflix has inked a deal to produce its first original italian series, the 10 - episode “suburra, ” about ties between mob and politics in contempo rome. the first italo production from netflix is being produced by cattleya, the prominent italo shingle behind internationally exported tv hits, including sky italia’s “gomorrah” and “romanzo criminale” (“crime novel”) skeins. [ … ]
giancarlo de cataldo and carlo bonini, authors of the “suburra” expose which delved into the so - called “mafia capital” scandal that broke in 2014 boasted that the book, on which the series is based, is “a journey into the black heart of rome, uncovering and bringing to light many of the current scandals, well in advance of their making headlines in the international press. ”
if think your italian is pretty good, but want to sharpen your romanaccio, you only need to take lessons from the character manfredi (played by adamo dionisi) and his family of “ burini ” (“ cafoni ” in italian; or boorish / uncouth in english). this guy is the thug of the film, but he is also identified as the “gypsy, ” which i suppose implies that his brood is from eastern europe and not italy .
the name of the movie, suburra, refers to a neighborhood on the outskirts of ancient rome, which is the origin of our word “suburb. ” it is an evolution of the latin “sub - urba, ” as the language was moving towards the volgare. clusters of consonants like rb turned into rr (or mn into mm, etc .), in a process known as “assimilazione e raddoppiamento. ” anyway…
stefano sollima’s brash and brutal movie is a melodrama of political corruption and gangster turf wars in rome – set satirically at the fraught moment of spiritual crisis when pope benedict xvi decided to abdicate. it’s a film that could conceivably have worked as well, or better, as a boxset binge on tv – indeed, sollima also directed the acclaimed mafia series gomorrah – but lays down the law confidently enough on the big screen: there’s a supermarket shootout and a getaway scene (following a slaying in a spa) that are handled with terrific élan .
not at all. from my point of view it’s a little bit a cliché. i think suburra is much more realistic in its portrayal of the mafia. a mafioso is not just a man who goes around speaking sicilian. it’s a business model where you don’t respect the law as part of the business model. in italy we call it the mafia but you have the same in an incredible amount of countries. they just call it something different .
stylistically, the film' s influences are plain to see: martin scorsese, brian de palma, michael mann, to name but a few. like his peers, sollima displays a knack for refining material and balancing plotlines that would seem overbearing in lesser hands. there' s almost a televisual feel pertained by the interweaving character encounters with scriptwriters stefano rulli and sandro petraglia (adapting carlo bonini and giancarlo de cataldo' s novel) moving them around like chess pieces. in this way, there' s even a scent of coen in the air .
qui c' è qualcuno che tutte le sere va a dormire col blu - ray di heat sotto al cuscino. poi magari non è sollima e mi sembra che sia sollima perché sono io, but still. comunque, certo, il centro commerciale, per quanto bello, non vale figueroa, manca un po' di forza emotiva nei personaggi e magari se si levavano un po' di musica a mille, qualche metaforone e un paio dei centododici confronti a due al bar andava meglio, ma insomma, oh, avercene, in italia, film di genere del genere .
è simbolico e necessario che l' unico cinema italiano bello di oggi parli di quanto sia brutta l' italia di oggi. suburra parte dalla nostra inossidabile tradizione di cinema civile e vi innesta una cura estetizzante, lo esaspera in toni pop, chiaroscuri forti e zone d' ombra come focus estetico e narrativo, trasferendo sullo scenario cinematografico, con immutata forza ed il giusto equilibrio, quelle dinamiche della serialità televisiva su cui nuove eccellenti maestranze tecniche ed artistiche stanno costruendo una possibile e auspicabile nuova identità cinematografica italiana .
the suburra quarter in ancient rome was the quarter populated by taverns and brothels, where noble senators met with criminals in secret to do business and make money. two thousand years later, not much seems to have changed in the italian capital, politics and criminality continue to do business and the real world is governed by laws drawn up by corrupt politicians, through brokers without scruples in the shadow of an ambivalent vatican. these were the findings of a recent judicial inquiry by the name of mafia capitale, which has now been brought to the big screen by
malavita, politica, vaticano. potere e corruzione. violenza, tanta violenza, unica soluzione ai problemi. riferimenti (più o meno velati) ad alcuni fatti realmente accaduti. come raccontare in italia tutto questo? con un film di denuncia oppure attraverso una pallosissima fiction in sette puntate? sbagliato. niente di meglio che farlo tramite il caro vecchio cinema di genere. quel cinema di genere di cui, insieme a qualche altro titolo, potrebbe rappresentare (speriamo), la rinascita di cui parlavo anche in occasione di lo chiamavano jeeg robot. sollima realizza un noir moderno, un mondo torbido portato in scena con un taglio cool; qualcuno direbbe sullo stile di gomorra (la serie), io direi sullo stile di sollima visto che quella era in gran parte roba sua. …
“netflix has revolutionized how we watch television and what we watch, ” enthused cattleya founder riccardo tozzi .
“to partner with them is an extraordinary opportunity to engage audiences around the world and to contribute to further developing the medium, ” he added .
rai general director antonio campo dall’orto called the collaboration proof of the pubcaster’s “new strategic direction to innovate and compete in italy and abroad. ”
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the 10 - episode organized crime series, set on the roman coast, will premiere on the streaming service globally in 2017 .
it will premiere globally on netflix in 2017, the streaming video giant said .
netflix has also started doing french and u. k. productions as it continues to roll out its service globally. in italy and other parts of southern europe, the company is launching this month .

netflix has revolutionized how we watch television and what we watch. to partner with them is an extraordinary opportunity for cattleya to engage audiences around the world and to contribute to further developing the medium ,
 said cattleya founder riccardo tozzi .
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a gangster known as
samurai
wants to turn the waterfront of rome into a new las vegas. all the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. but peace is not to last long .
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pierfrancesco pavino plays filippo “pippo” malgradi, a crooked mp trying to get rome’s ostia waterfront turned into a vegas - style gamblers’ playground: pippo gets his gangster contacts to order a hit on a young hoodlum who had been trying to blackmail him over an underage prostitute who died in his hotel room. the resulting murder is a gruesome mess that involves a hatchet - faced mafioso called samurai (claudio amendola) who is brokering the southern clans’ money in the vegas project, and whose own contacts go all the way up to the vatican. this is straight - ahead mob action, a vision of crows pecking each other to death when they’re not feasting on the corpse of “bunga bunga” italy. it’s carried off with a great deal of flair .
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a gangster known as the ‘samurai’ wants to turn the waterfront of a small town close to rome into a new atlantic city. a corrupt politician fond of young prostitutes and cocaine is protecting him with the help of a powerful cardinal. all the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. but peace is not to last long, and a ferocious war between the gangs is about to wreck the samurai’s dream. director: stefano sollima cast: pierfrancesco favino, elio germano, claudio amendola follow us on twitter: urltoken like us on facebook: urltoken
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rome, 2011. mafiosi, churchmen and politicians thrash out covert plans to transform the city’s waterfront into a glittering vegas - like strip, but the accidental death of a prostitute sees it all spinning out of control .
the city that gave us la dolce vita provides an altogether more violent backdrop in stefano sollima’s edgy, often chilling follow - up to his tv spin - off of gomorrah. named after ancient rome' s criminal underground and set over seven days leading up to an unexplained “apocalypse” in 2011, it charts the corruption that’s eaten through italian society like rust in a flurry of explosive moments amid an endless, oppressive downpour. by comparison, se7en ’s incessant rain seems more like an april sprinkle .
stefano sollina elevates his crime thriller into a gripping parable embroidered with mystical touches .
the plot' s catalyst is a politician with a thing for underage hookers (rush ’s pierfrancesco favino). this deeply compromised man offers a suitably seedy conduit into rome’s corridors of powers, where lawmakers conspire with criminals to redevelop the city’s unspoilt seafront. the deal that stands to make them all millions soon threatens them all with disgrace – or worse – when a girl is killed .
a visual and kinetic filmmaker, sollima combines michael mann - like set pieces – a supermarket gun battle to make dale winton weep is one of the best of the year – with more of gomorrah ’s scathing social commentary to lacerate the italian political and criminal classes. unlike many mafia thrillers, these men are not held up as figures worthy of respect. when the merda hits the fan, they scurry like bugs under a freshly - lifted rock .
in other hands it could all still have been fodder for a middling crime thriller – 2013’s broken city tackled similar themes with a fraction of the verve – but sollina elevates it into a gripping parable embroidered with mystical touches (its capo dei capi is a feared gangster called samurai) and splashes of lurid violence. throw in a glacially cool m83 score and you have a mafia thriller of which even scorsese would be proud. the netflix ten - parter later this year should be well worth marking your diary for .
a stylish crime thriller that dissects italian society with a cool eye and an itchy trigger finger .
the character resting at the heart of this sprawling ensemble is amoral mp filippo malgradi (pierfrancesco favino) whose night of debauchery kickstarts a series of events that ricochet through rome involving abduction, blackmail and vicious canines that would make game of thrones villain ramsay bolton feel ashamed .
montage sequences showing concurrent events build to crescendos which force you to instinctively predict what' s coming next. shunning this expectation, sollima instead throws in a gunshot here, a car accident there - as with life - when you least expect it; this tactic will temporarily turn your seat into a sit - down travelator .
with the expectations of your audience is a brave ploy but one that pays off. having now steered both a tv series (acclaimed italian mob drama gomorrah) and a two - hour - plus crime epic, sollima ensures he fast tracks standalone sicario sequel soldado to the top of your most - anticipated list .
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ah, bella italia! where men are men, politicians are corrupt, mafiosi are everywhere and women are either hookers or molls .
sollima interweaves gangsters, pimps, junkies and scary dogs with pungent echoes of venal ancient rome .
an effective thriller structured from a soft ensemble story. [ full review in spanish ]
an ensemble thriller of epic dimensions reminiscent of greek tragedy. [ full review in spanish ]
a sprawl of beautifully cast characters - - a weasly pimp (germano) here, a junkie moll (scarano) there - - and their many intersections are deftly juggled, thanks to patrizio morane' s darting cuts .
if you' re a thriller fan don' t let the subtitles put you off this roman gem .
a movie - length prequel to netflix' s upcoming rome - set gangster series .
all about corrupt politicians & the mafia. also something about the pope which i didn' t get .
it' s all jolly plush, with enough sex & violence to get an 18 certificate .
i left the screening a bit confused, but feel i have to give it the benefit of the doubt (3 stars), as i feel i may not have paid enough attention .
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a gangster known as samurai is putting together a deal to construct a las vegas - style casino complex in the harbour area of rome. he has all the pieces put together - the land (through leaning on the former landowners), the funding (from wealthy mafia families), a politician to help the project get through red tape and change legislation where necessary, and peace within the different mafia families to enable the deal to go through smoothly. then the politician gets caught in a compromising, potentially career - ending situation and things start to unravel. samurai has to use all his contacts, negotiation and persuasion skills to keep things on track .
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, at a time when rome has just seen the resignation of its mayor, and is being plagued by ungovernability and the chaos of the upcoming jubilee .
the portrait of a humanity driven by money and extreme ambition, in which the law of the strongest prevails and there are no positive heroes, spares no one, between the halls of parliament, rooms of the vatican, luxury hotels, flashy villas, run - down suburbs, fierce executions, drugs, parties, and protests. there’s a lot going on in
directed by michele placido ten years ago, and which is proving to be highly exportable .
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, the director has started filming with alessandro borghi on the legend of the founding of rome. belgium are co - producing
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five minutes in, we feel like going to see stefano sollima’s version of la grande bellezza; a loud party at a lush villa where the rich and famous are drinking and dancing and kissing in a neon - light fantasy. another glimpse at the “one - percent” of roman society .
but no, it’s entirely its own movie, and a damn good one .
this zone was a swampy area between the viminal and esquiline hills. today this neighborhood could hardly be more central, located near the cavour metro stop, so it’s difficult to imagine it as the “the suburbs” back then .
this is where the politicians and the wealthy class would go “slumming” through the murky streets to access their unspoken vices, and consort with criminal elements to do their dirty work. the shadowy world of thieves and prostitutes and assassins for hire .
fast forward to 2011 and not much has changed in the eternal city according to sollima, except that the burbs now extend further out, all the way to the beach town of ostia .
the plot is very loosely framed around actual events that occurred during early november of ’11, when berlusconi stepped down from his position as prime minister of italy under enormous public pressure from both within the country, and from the european union. so there is s ome factual basis for the story, although it is mostly fiction. probably. maybe. well, you decide .
there is also this allusion to the apocalypse, and a torrential rainstorm that lasts throughout the movie—seven days and seven nights, to be precise. to bolster this claim, the filmmakers also try to add the abdication of pope benedict as a further omen that announces the end - of - days scenario .
it’s wrong to think that italy is in a severe financial crisis. consumer spending hasn’t decreased at all .
this is a quote from one of the main characters, senator filippo malgradi, played by pierfrancesco favino. but it also smacks of a real soundbite from berlusconi around this time who infamously said, “what crisis? i look around rome and all the restaurants are full! ”
malgradi is an upper - level politician who moves seamlessly between the two lives he leads: the life he presents to the world as a family man and respected politician; and his other persona, which enjoys smoking crack cocaine while in the company of naked women who are young enough to be his daughters .
there’s one scene where he’s standing butt - naked on a third - floor balcony above piazza del popolo in the middle of this biblical deluge, pissing down on the street below. what to make of that, i wonder ?
i thought either the director was saying, “look! these politicians, at their core, are just as brutti as the street criminals. ” or else he was animating the metaphor of, “politicians are always pissing on us while trying to convince us that it’s raining. ”
malgradi is also well - acquainted with some unsavory elements in the mafia, including a character known as the “the samurai, ” played by claudio amendola. no big surprise here, as this also mirrors real - world accusations of high - ranking members of italian parliament being deeply intertwined with the malavita. inevitably, the two worlds collide, launching the story into a descending spiral of chaos where every little turn leads to a greater tragedy. each character is caught up in his or her own self - made tempest with no positive outcomes in sight .
the plot is intricate and complex, but not difficult to follow. the director did a great job of keeping the overlapping storylines clear and tight inside the 2 hour running time. (it’s technically 2 hours and 15 minutes, but there are at least 15 minutes of credits at the end, just so you know. )
i wonder if that was a conscious choice by the writer / director because conversely, the italian gangster, “the samurai, ” is portrayed as having excellent manners and better taste in clothes. hmm…
does everybody get their just desserts in the end? well, you’ll have to watch and decide for yourself. or you can wait until the tv series premieres and invite these characters into your suburban home on a weekly basis. you’ll never think of life in the suburbs the same way again .
living in the caput mundi and trying to decipher italian culture for the english speaking world .
i’m reading the book right now. impressive the analogies with the enquiries on corruption in rome… the book “romanzo criminale” by the same author had the same story: book, movie, tv series. but i’m sure that this new one on netflix will achieve much more .
hi paola, and thanks for you comments. yes, i’m looking forward to the netflix series, too. but i’m always glad when italian films / books find an international audience. with all of the creative talent in italy, it’s a shame that it doesn’t happen more often .
it’s great to see foreign films getting the exposure they deserve through netflix. i enjoyed it thoroughly, well - acted, well - casted, a modern - day “godfather”. i’m impressed and looking forward to the series. outstanding musical score .
thanks michael, and i agree with you on all points. i’m looking forward to seeing the series, too .
since having our little one, my husband and i have only been to the cinema once (we used to go all the time) but you’ve convinced me that i should get the nonni to babysit one evening soon so we can go and see this. hmmm, the ugliness of gomorrah meets glam of the great beauty, sounds gripping…
it’s good. not easy to watch–i felt myself cringing the whole time because it all seems so plausible. let me know what you think once you’ve seen it !
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the movie, based on the book by giancarlo de cataldo and carlo bonini, tells the story of a grueling battle over a seaside town outside of rome which is to be developed into a gambling paradise. the story involves a corrupt member of parliament, filippo malgradi (pierfrancesco favino); number 8 (alessandro borghi), the head of a powerful family that runs the territory; and sebastiano (elio germano), a young event organizer. it also involves corrupt religious leaders and rival mafiosi, including the samurai (claudio amendola) who represents the most feared faction of roman organized crime. the plot reveals an endemic system of corruption and rampant illegality on an international scale .
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the second ways is if you are italian. i don' t know if you heard about it, but not even a week ago the mayor of rome, ignazio marino resigned before the end of his mandate. during his government a lot of things happened: all the filth and the depravity which infected rome for years surfaced. an actual shadow governing body, which took the city by dint of threats and corruption. the main puppeteer was massimo carminati, founding member of the criminal organization called banda della magliana, and, after the dismissal of it, master artifex of…
stefano sollima' s name has been thrust into the spotlight over the last few months after it was announced that he would be helming the unlikely sequel to sicario .
stefano sollima' s hugely ambitious crime thriller surveys the great institutions of italy - the catholic church, the government, big business - and connects them through italy' s most infamous enterprise, organised crime. two mob families have put their usual conflicts on the back burner in anticipation of a favoured crooked politician gifting their district with a new casino. the scheme collapses due to a mix of sheer bad luck, simmering resentments and global politics, the latter represented by an ominous countdown to the seismic event not even the politicians seem to know is coming - the resignation of silvio berlusconi .
stefano sollima versteht es wie auch schon bei
gomorrha
vor allem die kleinen dinge einer handlung gekonnt umzusetzen. so weiß dieses kleine drama im mafiamillieu insbesondere durch seine menschlichkeit, die nähe zu den figuren und das äußerst authentische drumherum zu begeistern, ohne dabei jemals in kitsch oder übertriebene gewalt abzudriften .
stefan sollima' s multi - layered journey through the crime industry of modern rome has the kind of production standards we' d normally see from a high - end hollywood offering, and was clearly the calling card that landed sollima the sicario sequel, but despite its gripping though none - too - original narrative, it all has a slightly odd sheen .
solid crime drama. did drag in some parts, and felt like there was a little too much going on in it' s story, but overall i enjoyed it! can' t wait to see what this director does with sicario 2 .
an intense and sprawling mafioso epic. too sprawling... but damn it looks good .
toller mafiafilm aus italien. hat mich total gefesselt dazu noch der soundtrack von m83 (das album hatte ich schon) das war natürlich ein flash für sich mit diesen bildern und der stimmung. dann waren die darsteller echt gut gewählt, bekannt war mir jetzt keiner aber die hatten ihre rollen perfekt gespielt .
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it’s brilliantly done – slick, sexy, dark – but that’s not the only reason. it was also the talk of the town because the plot is painfully close to the bone .
all the action takes place in a single week in rain - soaked rome. pierfrancesco favino plays filippo “pippo” malgradi, a crooked mp who wants to turn rome’s ostia waterfront into an italian las vegas. after accidentally killing an underage prostitute, he finds himself being blackmailed and asks a gangster pal to bump off the blackmailer, inadvertently sparking brutal turf wars .
netflix is already making a spin - off series, while director stefano sollima has been lined up to direct the sequel to the 2015 hit sicario. we asked him whether italian politicians really do work hand in glove with gangsters, and whether he’s ever met a mafioso…
they were absolutely upset by it of course. what it’s about is a really delicate problem for us so we had an incredible amount of discussion on the topics of the movie .
close. the day before our theatrical release in italy, the major of rome dismissed himself because of a huge scandal called “mafia capitale” involving money and the underworld. it’s almost the same as we portrayed in the movie .
i was born and raised in rome. i think this was one of the most interesting parts for me: to portray the darkest side of the eternal city. rome is much more complex than its image, than the touristy side .
your acclaimed tv series gomorrah was about organised crime in naples. how influenced are you by the godfather ?
probably it’s number eight because he’s the only one who’s moved by deep feeling: by the dream he has to change his city and the love he has for his fiancé. i never judge my characters. i love them all. what i try to do in the movie is make the character like he is in reality. in reality, you never have just black and white. you have an incredible amount of grey .
no, just because of schedule issues. it’ll be the first original netflix production in italian. i think they will keep just two of the same characters but i’m not sure because i’m not involved at all .
yes, although i haven’t signed yet. the idea of the producer is to make three standalone movies in the same world with two of the same characters: benicio del toro and josh brolin as alejandro and matt. so it will not be a direct sequel of sicario. i think it’s cool and original .
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actor - writer - director michele placido is exploring the true story of a corrupt cardinal for a series he’s developing called “bad bankers. ”
placido said “bad bankers” will revolve around monsignor marcinkus, an american archbishop who presided over the vatican bank from 1971 to 1989. marcinkus was embroiled in the notorious bank crash of banco ambrosiano, which led to the 1982 suicide of its chairman, roberto calvi .
“what marcinkus did caused serious problems in italy – he was laundering mafia money and invested it in drugs and guns – but he was never prosecuted because he was a citizen of the vatican, ” said placido, adding that marcinkus was also close to u. s. president richard m. nixon. marcinkus previously served as inspiration for the character of archbishop gilday in francis ford coppola’s “the godfather, part iii. ”
“it was the first time in my career that i was given carte blanche. there is so much self - censorship going in the tv production because of the weight of catholicism. we can’t tell stories so freely when we work with a public broadcaster, ” said placido .
the actor - director said he was first approached by netflix because “they liked ‘vallanzasca,' ” which he directed in 2011.
suburra is a 2015 italian french neo-noir film directed by stefano sollima , based on the 2013 novel of the same name by carlo bonini and giancarlo de cataldo . the movie was financed by netflix and rai . it stars pierfrancesco favino , elio germano and claudio amendola , and focuses on the connections between organized crime and politics in rome in 2011 . suburra was the name of a suburb of ancient rome . 
suburra is a 2015 italian french neo-noir film directed by stefano sollima, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by carlo bonini and giancarlo de cataldo. the movie was financed by netflix and rai. it stars pierfrancesco favino, elio germano and claudio amendola, and focuses on the connections between organized crime and politics in rome in 2011. suburra was the name of a suburb of ancient rome.
suburra is a 2015 italian french neo-noir film directed by stefano sollima, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by carlo bonini and giancarlo de cataldo. the movie was financed by netflix and rai. it stars pierfrancesco favino, elio germano and claudio amendola, and focuses on the connections between organized crime and politics in rome in 2011. suburra was the name of a suburb of ancient rome.