La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser (2012)

Arriving on a deserted beach in the Mediterranean sea, in a time and a place unspecified, Kaspar Hauser is forced to confront the evil of a Grand Duchess who feels threatened by the power she exercises over the community.

Director:

Davide Manuli

Writer:

Davide Manuli

Stars:

Vincent Gallo, Claudia Gerini, Elisa Sednaoui

Cast

Credited cast:
Vincent Gallo	...	The Pusher / The Sheriff
Claudia Gerini	...	The Duchess
Elisa Sednaoui	...	The Psychic
Fabrizio Gifuni	...	The Priest
Silvia Calderoni	...	Kaspar Hauser
Marco Lampis	...	The Servant

Storyline

Arrived on a deserted beach in the Mediterranean sea, in a time and a place unspecified, Kaspar Hauser is forced to confront the evil of a Grand Duchess who feels threatened by the power she exercises over the community. To get rid of the blond intruder, she seeks the assistance of Pusher, a criminal with whom he has a relationship, who knows how to get rid of the "enemy". Too bad he did not reckon with the Sheriff, a DJ who considers Kaspar as the new Messiah.

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Plot Keywords:

sea | dj | sheriff | electronic music | techno music | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English French

Release Date:

13 June 2013 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Legend of Kaspar Hauser

Filming Locations:

Asinara, Sardinia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Film, Shooting Hope Productions, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

very unusual look

I liked this movie so much! Here, in St.Petersburg, Russia, it was shown on wide screen in cinema on main street of the city and there was 10 people in big hall, but no one left and in the end we all were applauding.

For me base of the structure of this movie is witty bound between XIX century strange story of a young man Kaspar Hauser and nowadays realities, digital music in particular. Director Davide Manuli tried to explain some details of Hauser's biography and his personality if it would happened in our modern times. I'm highly enjoyed the multiple compares and allusions between acid DJ (played by woman, which I realised at once) and prophet/messiah/heir/epileptic etc. Also this funny experience decorated with awesome soundtrack and aesthetic black'n'white cinematography.

I wouldn't recommend it to usual pop-corn watcher, but for Alejandro Jodorowsky's fans or other curious indie cinema watchers it's highly recommended.