Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Romanzo di una strage (internationally released as Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy) is a 2012 Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. It is loosely based on the book Il segreto di Piazza Fontana by Paolo Cucchiarelli.[1] The film deals with the reconstruction of the Piazza Fontana bombing that took place in Milan December 12, 1969, and of the tragic events that ensued, from the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, which occurred in mysterious circumstances during an interrogation, to the death of the Commissioner Luigi Calabresi, who had led the investigation.[2]
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Directed by | Marco Tullio Giordana |
Produced by | Fabio Massimo Cacciatori (executive producer) |
Starring | Valerio Mastandrea |
Cinematography | Roberto Forza |
Music by | Franco Piersanti |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
In July 2012, Romanzo di una strage entered the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.[3] It was nominated to 16 David di Donatello awards, and won three (for best supporting actor, best supporting actress and best visual effects).[4] It also won three Nastro d'Argento awards (for best script, best actor and best supporting actress)[5] and two Ciak d'oro (for best supporting actor and best score).[6]
Cast
- Valerio Mastandrea: Luigi Calabresi
- Pierfrancesco Favino: Giuseppe Pinelli
- Bob Marchese: the President Judge Carlo Biotti
- Fabrizio Gifuni: Aldo Moro
- Omero Antonutti: Giuseppe Saragat
- Laura Chiatti: Gemma Calabresi
- Stefano Scandaletti: Pietro Valpreda
- Michela Cescon: Licia Pinelli
- Giorgio Colangeli: Federico Umberto D'Amato
- Luigi Lo Cascio: Judge Paolillo
- Giorgio Tirabassi: the professor
- Giorgio Marchesi: Franco Freda
- Denis Fasolo: Giovanni Ventura
- Gianni Musy: confessor of Moro
- Luca Zingaretti: the doctor
- Francesco Salvi: Cornelio Rolandi
- Corrado Invernizzi: Judge Pietro Calogero
References
- Clara Caroli (March 17, 2011). "Strage Ciak, si gira la strage". La Repubblica. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- Pedro Armocida (Nov 27, 2011). "Bombe, sangue di Stato e G8 Il cinema torna a fare politica". Il Giornale.
- Jessica Kiang (July 11, 2012). "Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy". Indie Wire. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- Valerio Cappelli (May 5, 2012). "Ai Taviani 5 David Delusi i favoriti Moretti e Giordana". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Nastri d'Argento: Sorrentino regista del miglior film". CineMagazine. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- Diego Odello (June 6, 2012). "Ciak d'oro 2012, vincitori: This must be the place miglior film". Il Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 14 July 2012.