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Why is it virtually impossible to find Elio Petri's movies? Why does he seem to have been expunged from our collective memory, this laurel-bedecked filmmaker who fully captured the intricate nature of existence during the sixties and seventies? The trio of filmmakers who shot this tribute to Petri were determined to obtain the answers. Milestones in the form of persuasive and emotionally compelling quotations separate the chapters of this chronological look at the director's life and career, while the segments themselves are rounded out with film clips and anecdotes from friends and colleagues. Paola Petri, Bernardo Bertolucci, Robert Altman, Ennio Morricone, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Giuliano Montaldo, Florinda Bolkan, Ursula Andress – they all speak about Elio Petri with excitement and enthusiasm, addressing his singularity in relation to postwar Italian film. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Elio Petri (a.f.)
Italy
Robert Altman
USA
Best movies:
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Endless Love (1981)
Ursula Andress
Switzerland
Best movies:
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Dr. No (1962)
Up to His Ears (1965)
Bernardo Bertolucci
Italy
Florinda Bolkan
Brazil
Best movies:
Dem Mörder verfallen - Eine Frau in Gefahr (1999) (TV movie)
Breve vacanza, Una (1973)
The Last Valley (1971)
Flavio Bucci
Italy
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Marchese del Grillo, Il (1981)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Lino Capolicchio
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Fiorile (1993)
Giancarlo Giannini
Italy
Best movies:
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
Casino Royale (2006)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Tonino Guerra
Italy
Luigi Kuveiller
Italy
Carlo Lizzani
Italy
Best movies:
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
The Tough and the Mighty (1969)
The Violent Four (1968)
Francesco Maselli
Italy
Best movies:
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Amarcord (1973)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
Mariangela Melato
Italy
Best movies:
Love & Anarchy (1973)
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
Execution Squad (1972)
Giuliano Montaldo
Italy
Best movies:
Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954)
The Assassin (1961)
The Caiman (2006)
Ennio Morricone
Italy
Best movies:
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Franco Nero
Italy
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italy
Best movies:
The Wide Blue Road (1957)
The Stupids (1996)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
Marco Risi
Italy
Furio Scarpelli
Italy