Sanguepazzo (2008)

Valenti and Ferida - executed by partisans. Idolised by the public, a famous and infamous couple on and off screen... See full synopsis »

Director:

Marco Tullio Giordana

Writers:

Marco Tullio Giordana, Leone Colonna,

Stars:

Monica Bellucci, Alessio Boni, Luca Zingaretti

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monica Bellucci	...	Luisa Ferida
Alessio Boni	...	Golfiero Goffredi / Taylor
Luca Zingaretti	...	Osvaldo Valenti
Maurizio Donadoni	...	Vero Marozin
Tresy Taddei	...	Irene
Luigi Diberti	...	Cardi
Massimo Sarchielli	...	Guercio
Mattia Sbragia	...	Alfiero Corazza
Alessandro Di Natale	...	Dalmazio
Giovanni Visentin	...	Sturla
Paolo Bonanni	...	Pietro Koch
Gilberto Arrivabene	...	Capitano (as Giberto Arrivabene)
Mohammed Aden Sheik	...	Ambasciatore Haiti
Aurora Quattrocchi	...	Contessa
Manrico Gammarota	...	Podestà

Storyline

Valenti and Ferida - executed by partisans. Idolised by the public, a famous and infamous couple on and off screen... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

gay | actress | spy | world war two | italian history | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

01 Distribuzione [it] Océan Films [fr]

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian French

Release Date:

23 May 2008 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Wild Blood

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

BiBi Film, Paradis Films, Orly Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

148 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alessio Boni's character, Golfiero Goffredi, is loosely based on Luchino Visconti as a young member of the Partisan army.

User Reviews

A sprawling movie

This 148-minute (far too long) film is so confusing that you're not sure at times if you're watching a film in 'real' time or watching flashbacks on flashbacks.

The movie is based on two real characters -- actors Luise Ferada (Monica Bellucci) and bombastic Osvaldo Valenti (Luca Zingaretta) -- who were big movie stars in fascist Italy before and during the Second World War. Despite the film's length, their motivations and personalities are never really explored. We know that they're cocaine users and so consumed with themselves that they are basically indifferent to the fascism that ultimately does them in.

This is a film that should be alive with the frenetic tempo and intrigue of the times, but it's instead oddly static. It is difficult to imagine at times that a war is going on all around the many characters who weave in and out of the frames -- so many in fact that the viewer starts losing track of who is a fascist, who is a resistance fighter (partisan) or who, like the lead characters, is basically a person who doesn't much care one way or the other.

This film should have been far more interesting, engrossing and exciting, but it settles instead for a confusing love affair and a strange, leisurely pacing that undermines the film throughout. The director, Marco Giordana, must take responsibility for this.