The Trial Begins
(2007)
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The Trial Begins
(2007)
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Caterina
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Michele Lastella | ... |
Filippo
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Giulia Bevilacqua | ... |
Francesca
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Augusto Zucchi | ... |
Comandante Salvi
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Antonio Gerardi | ... |
Donati
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Barbara Valmorin | ... |
Anna
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Nicola Labate | ... |
Patrizi
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Maurizio Tesei | ... |
Prisco
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Sergio Di Giulio | ... |
Bussi
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Giacomo Piperno | ... |
Rizzi
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Chiara Tomaselli | ... |
Segretaria di Filippo
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Loredana Martínez | ... |
Segretaria di Donati
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Viviana Polic | ... |
Donna Elegante
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Claudio Spadaro | ... |
Altro ufficiale
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Diego Verdegiglio | ... |
Sassi
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Filippo, a cold-hearted customs and tax investigator, shakes down business owners. With the blessings of his boss, he leaves his job to become a private investor with inside information on distressed and undervalued properties. His boss advises him to have an entrée into high society, so he seduces Caterina, an older woman with social connections. She believes he loves her. He has an obsession for an old girlfriend, Francesca: can he succeed in winning back her affection, how will Caterina react, and how far will he go to protect his racket? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Back in the 1970s political corruption was one of Italian cinema's most popular themes. When the industry collapsed in the '80s, however, the theme disappeared with it - but thanks to 2007's The Trial Begins is apparently on the comeback trail. Written and directed by Vincenzo Marra, the film stars Michele Lastella as Filippo, an eager beaver young cop looking to make his mark by cracking down on corrupt businessmen and bent politicians. When he meets vivacious (and rich) older woman Caterina (Fanny Ardant), however, he finds himself being pulled into her world of back-scratching and under-the-table deal-making. Marra's film provides brilliant and searing commentary on the state of Italian governance, and in a country ruled by a profligate oligarch whose hands are in every pot couldn't be more timely.