The Caiman (2006) Il caimano (original title)

Director:

Nanni Moretti

Writers:

Nanni Moretti (story) &
Heidrun Schleef (story) ...
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Release Date:

24 March 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A skewering of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Plot Keywords:

Minister | Director | Prime Minister | Media Tycoon | Ship

Awards:

13 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Silvio Orlando	...	Bruno Bonomo
Margherita Buy	...	Paola Bonomo / Aidra
Jasmine Trinca	...	Teresa
Michele Placido	...	Marco Pulici / Silvio Berlusconi
Giuliano Montaldo	...	Franco Caspio
Antonello Grimaldi	...	Direttore di Produzione
Paolo Sorrentino	...	Marito di Aidra
Elio De Capitani	...	Silvio Berlusconi
Tatti Sanguineti	...	Beppe Savonese
Jerzy Stuhr	...	Jerzy Sturovsky
Toni Bertorelli	...	Indro Montanelli
Matteo Garrone	...	Direttore della fotografia
Lorenzo Alessandri	...	Aiuto regista
Giancarlo Basili	...	Fritz Simmons, lo scenografo
Anna Bonaiuto	...	Pubblico Ministero
Dario Cantarelli	...	Critico gastronomico
Antonio Catania	...	Dirigente Rai
Luca D'Ascanio	...	Aiuto regista di Caspio
Cecilia Dazzi	...	Luisa
Renato De Maria	...	Padre di Teresa
Luisa De Santis	...	Marisa
Paolo De Vita	...	Autista
Martina Iero	...	Margherita
Mimmo Mancini	...	Allenatore
Valerio Mastandrea	...	Cesari
Carlo Mazzacurati	...	Cameriere
Bruno Memoli	...	Automobilista
Fabrizio Morandi	...	Notaio
Nanni Moretti	...	Himself / Silvio Berlusconi
Giovanna Nicolai	...	Costumista
Giacomo Passarelli	...	Giacomo
Antonio Petrocelli	...	Avvocato
Daniele Rampello	...	Andrea
Stefano Rulli	...	Giudice
Andrea Tidona	...	Direttore di banca
Sofia Vigliar	...	Baby-sitter
Paolo Virzì	...	Dirigente Maoista
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Rieckermann	...	Killer
Silvio Berlusconi	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rocco Buttiglione	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gianfranco Fini	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cosimo Messeri	...	Pittore (uncredited)
Romano Prodi	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Schultz	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Nanni Moretti

Writing credits
Nanni Moretti		(story) &
Heidrun Schleef		(story)
Nanni Moretti		&
Francesco Piccolo		&
Federica Pontremoli

Produced by
Angelo Barbagallo	....	producer
Gianfranco Barbagallo	....	line producer
Nanni Moretti	....	producer

Original Music by
Franco Piersanti

Cinematography by
Arnaldo Catinari

Film Editing by
Esmeralda Calabria

Production Design by
Giancarlo Basili

Costume Design by
Lina Nerli Taviani

Makeup Department
Sara Del Zoppo	....	assistant makeup artist
Aldina Governatori	....	key hair stylist
Enrico Iacoponi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stefano Benappi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Loredana Conte	....	assistant director
Alice Di Giacomo	....	third assistant director
Cosimo Messeri	....	first assistant director
Chrystelle Robin	....	assistant director
Ciro Scognamiglio	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sandro Bettin	....	painter
Gloria Brescini	....	painter
Ludovica Ferrario	....	assistant art director
Cristian Marchetti	....	props

Sound Department
Marta Billingsley	....	sound editor
Simone Carnesecchi	....	second boom operator
Andrea Caucci	....	sound effects editor
Marzia Cordò	....	dialogue editor
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	boom operator
Alberto Doni	....	sound mixer
Davide Palmiotto	....	ProTools operator
Davide Palmiotto	....	sound assistant
Paolo Pucci	....	sound effects editor
Alessandro Zanon	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Danilo Bollettini	....	special effects
Stefano Corridori	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Marina Di Patrizi	....	scanning & film recording
Francesco Grisi	....	visual effects
Stefano Leoni	....	visual effects
Francesco Pepe	....	visual effects
Pablo Mariano Picabea	....	scanning & film recording
Davide Tubaro	....	visual effects

Stunts
Carlo Antonioni	....	stunts
Jacqueline Freda	....	stunt double
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunts
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt coordinator
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Antonello	....	still photographer
Emiliano Bambusi	....	additional second assistant camera
Mauro Belli	....	electrician
Romualdo Benedetti	....	electrician
Fabio Capozzi	....	gaffer
Vincenzo Carpineta	....	camera operator
Danilo Caruso	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Claudio Cofrancesco	....	assistant camera
Roberto De Angelis	....	Steadicam operator
Alessio Di Fazio	....	grip
Andrea Fastella	....	additional camera operator
Alessandro Filippucci	....	additional first assistant camera
Fabio Fumelli	....	grip
Alberto Grassi	....	generator operator
Paolo Marchetti	....	additional second assistant camera
Luciano Mastropietro	....	key grip
Juri Molinaroli	....	loader
Michele Paradisi	....	second assistant camera
Riccardo Ricci	....	grip
Alberto Torrecilla	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Wojtek Trovato	....	electrician

Casting Department
Luigi Palmulli	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alexandra Toesca	....	assistant costumes

Editorial Department
Fabio Ferranti	....	assistant editor
Francesco Garrone	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator

Other crew
Bruno Di Bartolomei	....	production accountant
Maurizio Di Bartolomei	....	assistant cashier
Giuseppe Di Gangi	....	production assistant
Lorenzo Luccarini	....	production assistant
Alessandro Luzi	....	cashier
Fabio Micolano	....	production assistant
Alfredo Miserocchi	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Sacher Film
• Bac Films
• Stéphan Films
• France 3 Cinéma
• Wild Bunch (in collaboration with)
• Canal+ Productions (in collaboration with)
• CinéCinéma (in collaboration with)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Sacher Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch (2006) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alamode Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Dolmen Home Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
• Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Effetti Digitali Italiani (EDI) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Digital Records Roma  orchestra
• Emergency Music Italy  music publishing
• Kodak Italia  film stock
• Roma Film Orchestra  music performed by
• Town of Filacciano  thanks

Also Known As:

"Il caimano" - France (original title)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Italy:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:11 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company:

Sacher Film

Trivia:

As the movie was released just before the beginning of the 2006 Italian general election, the media and some politicians complained it could influence the voters' decision. In fact, the movie became one of the year's most successful movies in Italy, and 'Silvio Berlusconi' lost the election. Anyway, it seems to be hasty to claim this movie as a cause for the election's final results: some left wing people use to think that 'Il Caimano' gave to Berlusconi some decimal points in the election's stats.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Girlfriend in a Coma (2012)

Soundtrack:

Ya Rayah

A film about a film about Berlusconi

Shot with very sharp and uncommon intelligence, Il Caimano mixes surreal fancy together with raw and firm realism. A film that marvels for its equilibrium, that moves you and makes you think. A fearless, experimental, very personal work that potentially might be vastly criticized, far beyond the standards of the average Italian film production in terms of quality, sometimes also very funny, full of quotations by Tarantino or by earlier Italian b-movies, maybe stating that this kind of Italy itself looks like a very ugly b-movie. I'd like that Italian critics would acclaim this great movie, but I doubt it will be like this: most probably, it will be fully appreciated abroad. It might be Nanni Moretti's masterpiece. And Silvio Orlando's acting is great. Thank you, Nanni.