In Competition for the Golden Lion, Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Sangue Del Mio Sangue’
The Director, Marco Bellocchio
The Cast
Alba Rohrwacher, Filipo Timi, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Roberto Herlitzka, Ivan Franek
Alba Rohrwacher was named Best Actress at last year’s Venice Film Festival. New York Magazine called Filippo Timi’s performance in Bellocchio’s Vincere “one of 2010’s 25 best performances that won’t win oscars”.
The Cinematographer, Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì is probably Italy’s top cinematographer, having worked on films like Vincere, Salvo, La Bella Addormentata, and È Stato Il Figlio, which he also directed.
Happy Belated Birthday to Ciprì! It was yesterday.
The Plot
Federico, young soldier, is seduced as his brother, a priest, was by Sister Benedetta, who is condemned to be walled in at Bobbio Prison. In the same place centuries later, there’s another Federico that will discover that the building is inhabited by a mysterious count that lives only by night.
The Buzz
Says Ciprì: “This is NOT a vampire movies!”
The Trailer
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