Il regista di matrimoni (2006)

A film director falls in love with the daughter of a prince.

Director:

Marco Bellocchio

Writer:

Marco Bellocchio

Stars:

Sergio Castellitto, Donatella Finocchiaro, Sami Frey

9 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sergio Castellitto	...	Franco Elica
Donatella Finocchiaro	...	Bona di Gravina
Sami Frey	...	Principe di Gravina
Gianni Cavina	...	Smamma
Maurizio Donadoni	...	Micetti
Bruno Cariello	...	Enzo Baiocco
Simona Nobili	...	Maddalena Baiocco
Claudia Zanella	...	Chiara Elica
Corinne Castelli	...	Fara Domani / Lucia Mondella
Silvia Ajelli	...	Gioia Rottofreno / Monaca di Monza
Aurora Peres	...	Sposa
Giacomo Guernieri	...	Sposo
Carmelo Galati	...	Luigi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrea Adinolfi	...	Carabiniere
Giovanni Calcagno

Storyline

Franco Elica is a film director casting a remake of a pious melodrama in Rome. He's melancholy, heading south for a break. On a beach, he meets a man who films weddings and is roped into helping film the wedding of the daughter of a severe and imperious prince. The wedding is one of convenience - the prince needs money, the groom is a mama's boy. Elica is attracted to the bride, Boda, and tries to convince her not to marry. No matter how outrageous his behavior, the prince keeps Elica on as the wedding director. As the wedding approaches, what's real blurs with Elica's imagination. Is he mad?

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Plot Keywords:

director | marriage | kiss | surrealism | paranoia | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Films sans Frontières [France]

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Le metteur en scène de mariages

Filming Locations:

Cefalù, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,471,016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmalbatros, Rai Cinema, Dania Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Esposos Perante Deus (1941)

User Reviews

Not unless you have no options

I generally love Italian cinema. I will forgive some pretensions for the sake of art. I watched at home - maybe the DVD transfer was the reason some scenes were so muddy and dark? This was a small part of the boredom that put me to sleep - worse was the lack of any compelling plot. Odd to note that the scene with the dogs which someone here wrote was "absurd and excessive" is actually a high point! OK there may be some interest in that this is a film about film making about films - with some filming in the film - but it it had been better shot, or had some characters of interest, it might have been worth the time it took to watch. But no. Mi dispiace per scrivere la triste verità...