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Le Mani Sulla Città
''Hands over the City'' ( it, Le mani sulla città) is a 1963 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi. It is a story of political corruption in post- World War II Italy. Plot A ruthless Neapolitan land developer and elected city councilman, Edoardo Nottola (Rod Steiger), manages to use political power to make personal profit in a large-scale suburban real-estate deal. However, after the collapse of a residential building, the communist councilman De Vita ( Carlo Fermariello) initiates an inquiry into Nottola's possible connection to the accident. Cast * Rod Steiger as entrepreneur Edoardo Nottola * Salvo Randone as De Angeli * Guido Alberti as Maglione * Angelo D'Alessandro as Balsamo * Carlo Fermariello as De Vita * Marcello Cannavale as Nottola's friend * Alberto Canocchia as Nottola's friend * Gaetano Grimaldi Filioli as Nottola's friend * Dante Di Pinto as the president at the commission of enquiry * Dany Paris as Maglione's lover * Alberto Amato as a counsellor * Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film '' The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to have political messages. While the topics for his later films became less politically oriented and more angled toward literature, he continued to direct until 1997, his last film being the adaptation of Primo Levi's book, '' The Truce''. At the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival 13 of his films were screened, in a section reserved for film-makers of outstanding quality and achievement. He received the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement, accompanied by the screening of his 1962 film ''Salvatore Giuliano''. In 2012 the Venice Biennale awarded Rosi the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Biography Origins and early career Rosi was born in Naples in 1922. His father worked in the shipping industry, but was also a cartoonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
