Le quattro giornate di Napoli (1962)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Nanni Loy

Writers:

Carlo Bernari (writer)
Pasquale Festa Campanile (writer)

Release Date:

16 November 1962 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

The film shows the history of the Neapolitan popular revolt against the invading Germans, during the second world war...

Plot Keywords:

Barricade | Resistance Movement | German Army | Italian Civil War | Italian Partisan

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Regina Bianchi	...	Concetta Capuozzo (as Régina Bianchi)
Aldo Giuffrè	...	Pitrella
Lea Massari	...	Maria
Jean Sorel	...	Livornese
Franco Sportelli	...	Prof. Rosati
Charles Belmont	...	Sailor
Gian Maria Volontè	...	Stimolo
Frank Wolff	...	Salvatore
Luigi De Filippo	...	Cicillo
Pupella Maggio	...	Arturo's Mother
Georges Wilson	...	Reformatory Director
Raffaele Barbato	...	Ajello
Dominico Formato	...	Gennaro Capuozzo
Curt Lowens	...	Sakau
Enzo Turco	...	Valente

Also Known As:

The Four Days of Naples (USA)

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Company:

Titanus

Wonderful! Like no other film I've seen!

Can you find the main character? I can't.

Like many of you, I love movies. In every film that I've seen; sound and silent, short and feature length, narrative and documentary, a main character emerges. Sometimes, like in Fail-Safe and Dr. Strangelove, more than one emerges as part of a shifting focus, usually against the backdrop of a grand narrative. I've never seen a film, with the possible exception of very early cinema and raw news footage, where there is not even a pretense at a central character.

Instead, the city of Naples itself is the main character. With no disrespect meant to the men and women of Naples who faced the German Army, it's as though the city itself becomes a dog shaking off its deadly fleas.

Mall Megaplexes are jammed with the same few films, with different casts and titles perhaps, but stories told with a very limited scope. I encourage you to sample what great cinema looks like when told from a completely unique viewpoint.