Hotel (2001)

While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess Of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleasy documentary primadonna while the strange staff share meals ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writers:

Heathcote Williams (adaptation), Mike Figgis (story)

Stars:

Max Beesley, Saffron Burrows, Rhys Ifans

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max Beesley	...	Antonio
Fabrizio Bentivoglio	...	Very Important Doctor
Brian Bovell	...	Cardinal
Saffron Burrows	...	Duchess of Malfi
Elisabetta Cavallotti	...	Abducted Hotel Guest
Valentina Cervi	...	Hotel Maid
George DiCenzo	...	Boris
Andrea Di Stefano	...	Assassin
Nicola Farron	...	Hotel Guest
Christopher Fulford	...	Steve Hawk
Valeria Golino	...	Italian Actress
Jeremy Hardy	...	Flamenco Troupe Administrator
Salma Hayek	...	Charlee Boux
Danny Huston	...	Hotel Manager
Rhys Ifans	...	Trent Stoken

Storyline

While a British film crew are shooting a version of The Duchess Of Malfi in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleasy documentary primadonna while the strange staff share meals which consist of human meat. Then there is the hit man, the call girl and the Hollywood producer all managing to become part of the madness...

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Plot Keywords:

male pubic hair | male nudity | hotel | murder | large penis | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

FilmFour [UK] Official Website -images, sounds, and exclusive videos

Country:

UK Italy

Language:

English Italian French

Release Date:

5 April 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Szálló

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,840, 27 July 2003, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$12,840, 27 July 2003

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moonstone Entertainment, Hotel Productions, Cattleya

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Webster's play "The Duchess of Malfi" was first performed in 1614 at the Globe Theatre in London, and first published in 1623. The onscreen credits simply list the title followed by the author's name, and omit the word "play".

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Connections

References Timecode (2000)

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Soundtracks

Different Places
(2001)
Written by Geoffrey Woolley & Michael Feltham
Performed by Kscope (as K-Scope)
Courtesy of Good Looking Music Ltd./Warner Chappell Music ltd. and Good Looking Records Ltd.

User Reviews

BAD BAD BAD!

Well I read the reviews of this film after I had seen it, which was a mistake. I should have read them before because I would have saved myself $5 and 45 minutes of my time (the movie is infinitely longer, but 45 minutes was all I could get through). Truly, this was the worst movie I have ever seen. One of the previous reviewers referred to it as 'pretentiously incoherent' and that's exactly right. Tons of swearing, jiggly camera angles, incoherent plot, bad acting, cannibalism, no closed captioning available, horrible sound quality...I could go on, but surely you get the idea. Bad, bad, bad. Please don't waste your time or money!!