The Red Shadows (2009)

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Director:

Francesco Maselli

Writer:

Francesco Maselli (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Ennio Fantastichini, Arnoldo Foà, Roberto Herlitzka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ennio Fantastichini	...	Varga
Arnoldo Foà	...	Massimo
Roberto Herlitzka	...	Sergio Siniscalchi
Valentina Carnelutti	...	Margherita
Flavio Parenti	...	David
Lucia Poli	...	Vanessa
Luca Lionello	...	Stefano
Eugenia Costantini	...	Betta
Ricky Tognazzi	...	Politico
Antonino Bruschetta	...	Conduttore TV1
Carmelo Galati	...	Alessandro
Veronica Gentili	...	Rossana
Roberto Citran	...	Editore Bergonzi
Alessandro Averone	...	Giovanni
Federica Flavoni	...	Laura

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Anni luce

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dodici Dicembre, Cattleya, Rai Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

the big idea lost

A film about big ideas that fails at almost every level. A cornball analysis of bourgeois ambition, a barely achieved critique of neo-liberalism. The jokes fall flat and the leitmotif of a group of actors attempting to revive Hamlet is risible. Worst of all is the final sequence; a group of post-Marxists discussing in the most hackneyed manner the emergence of money culture while Berlusconi, both the man and his ethos, take over. Oh! and the coda... the group of idealists carry on regardless. Oh dear. This is the type of film that pretends to seriousness because its central characters are thinkers. The problem is I can't tell if this is a satire about the pretensions of the metropolitan chattering classes or if it really finds these people interesting.