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6 May 1982 (USA)
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Near the Tiber river, in a Roman park, a prostitute was killed. The police tracks down people that were inside the park during that night...
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Bernardo Bertolucci to head Venice Jury
(From DearCinema.com. 9 May 2013, 5:02 AM, PDT)
Bernardo Bertolucci for honorary Cannes award
(From Digital Spy - Movie News. 12 April 2011, 11:02 AM, PDT)
(From DearCinema.com. 9 May 2013, 5:02 AM, PDT)
Bernardo Bertolucci for honorary Cannes award
(From Digital Spy - Movie News. 12 April 2011, 11:02 AM, PDT)
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A very pasolinian debut like director by Bernardo Bertolucci
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Cast
(in credits order) | Francesco Ruiu | ... | Canticchia |
| Giancarlo De Rosa | ... | Nino |
| Vincenzo Ciccora | ... | Mayor |
| Alfredo Leggi | ... | Bostelli |
| Gabriella Giorgelli | ... | Esperia |
| Santina Lisio | ... | Esperia's mother |
| Carlotta Barilli | ... | Serenella |
| Ada Peragostini | ... | Maria |
| Clorinda Celani | ... | Soraya |
| Allen Midgette | ... | Teodoro, the soldier |
| Renato Troiani | ... | Natalino |
| Wanda Rocci | ... | Prostitute |
| Marisa Solinas | ... | Bruna |
| Alvaro D'Ercole | ... | Francolicchio |
| Romano Labate | ... | Pipito |
| Emi Rocci | ... | Domenica |
| Lorenza Benedetti | ... | Milly |
| Erina Torelli | ... | Mariella |
| Silvio Laurenzi | ... | Homosexual |
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| Elena Fontana | ... | (uncredited) |
| Maria Fontana | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Bernardo Bertolucci | |||
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| Pier Paolo Pasolini | (story) | |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | (screenplay) & | |
| Bernardo Bertolucci | (screenplay) & | |
| Sergio Citti | (screenplay) | |
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| Tonino Cervi | .... | producer (as Antonio Cervi) | |
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| Piero Piccioni | |||
| Carlo Rustichelli | |||
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| Giovanni Narzisi | |||
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| Nino Baragli | |||
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| Adriana Spadaro | |||
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| Rodolfo Martello | .... | production supervisor | |
| Ugo Tucci | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Adolfo Cagnacci | .... | assistant director | |
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| Alessandro Fortini | .... | sound (as Sandro Fortini) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sergio Montanari | .... | assistant editor | |
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| Franco Carnevali | .... | script supervisor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Medusa Home Entertainment (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
- Connoisseur Video Collection (1993) (USA) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Criterion Collection, The (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Emerald (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (New Zealand) (DVD)
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"La commare secca" - Italy (original title)
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88 min
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Bertolucci, at one time production assistant of "Accattone" (1961), here makes use of a Pasolini story and does it with that style will be characteristic of this director works. "La commare secca" is simply the death, the death who visits a roman prostitute using the violence of the emargination and disperation. The reconstruction of the facts, through probably inspector voice that interrogates the witnesses, is based on flashback and shows us some people on the border of that time society. Everyone is suspected but only one saw the killer. Very interesting debut by Bernardo Bertolucci, who is able to recreate the right atmosphere e make playing no professional actors letting express their spontaneity and simplicity.