Rehearsals for War (1998)
"Teatro di guerra" (original title)

A group of actors meet with little money in a unofficial theatre in Naples' Spanish Boroughs. Director's plan is to travel to Sarajevo, still under siege, to stage a classic Eschilus' play ... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Martone

Writer:

Mario Martone

Stars:

Andrea Renzi, Iaia Forte, Maurizio Bizzi

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrea Renzi	...	Leo
Iaia Forte	...	Luisella Cielo
Maurizio Bizzi	...	Maurizio
Salvatore Cantalupo	...	Rosario
Antonello Cossia	...	Antonello
Francesca Cutolo	...	Francesca
Giovanna Giuliani	...	Giovanna
Vincenzo Saggese	...	Vincenzo
Lucia Vitrone	...	Lucia
Roberto De Francesco	...	Diego
Marco Baliani	...	Vittorio
Nina Di Majo	...	Giornalista
Beniamino Femiano	...	Varriale
Tatà Donnabella	...	Capo redattore
Toni Servillo	...	Franco Turco

Storyline

A group of actors meet with little money in a unofficial theatre in Naples' Spanish Boroughs. Director's plan is to travel to Sarajevo, still under siege, to stage a classic Eschilus' play about civil war in Tebe. While they rehearse in the theatre cast members come and go and another kind of war goes on every day in nearby streets of old Naples.

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Plot Keywords:

bosnia herzegovina | theater

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

30 April 1998 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Rehearsals for War

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucky Red, Teatri Uniti, Rai Cinemafiction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Theatre politics would have made for a good documentary.

We follow the politics of the theatre when a struggling theatre company rehearses the Aeschylus' play, Seven Against Thebes. They hope to take it on the road to Sarajevo but all odds are against them. A clutter of characters prance around the screen, throwing us in every direction. It soon settles down as we grasp the geography of the character structure and feel for their passion that drives them. In the end, this would have made an interesting documentary.