Lord of the Ants explained

Lord of the Ants
Director:Gianni Amelio
Screenplay:Gianni Amelio
Edoardo Petti
Federico Fava
Starring:
Cinematography:Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Editing:Simona Paggi
Language:Italian
Runtime:134 minutes

Lord of the Ants (Italian: '''Il signore delle formiche''', literally "The Lord of the Ants") is a 2022 Italian biographical drama film co-written and directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was entered into the main competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

A chronicle of the 1964–1968 judicial affair involving homosexual writer Aldo Braibanti,[4] [5] an anti-fascist playwright who was accused of having mentally manipulated two lovers.[6] [7]

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 70% based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 5.8/10.[8]

Historical inaccurancies

A number of critics cited several inaccurancies in the film.[9] The film incorrectly reported the position of l'Unità,[10] the official organ of the Italian Communist Party, which in fact openly took a position in favour of Braibanti and against the sentence, so much so that the day after the ruling it published an editorial by its director, the former partisan, in which the obscurantist climate in which the trial had taken place was denounced in no uncertain terms.[11], the reporter from l'Unità who followed the case, was not only strongly supported by the direction of the newspaper but continued to work profitably for many years after the closure of the case.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rooney . David . 'Lord of the Ants' Review: Gianni Amelio Finds the Pathos in a Shameful Italian Chapter of Anti-Gay Repression . 2 February 2023 . . 6 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Giliberti . Gabriella . 2022-09-07 . Il Signore delle Formiche, la recensione . 2023-08-08 . Lega Nerd . it-IT.
  3. News: Dry . Jude . 'Lord of The Ants' Review: Italy's Homophobic Past, with Too Many Insect Metaphors . 2 February 2023 . . 10 September 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: Brocardo . Enrica . 2022-09-07 . Pregi e difetti de Il signore delle formiche di Gianni Amelio . 2023-08-08 . Wired Italia . it.
  5. Web site: Alvisi . Tommaso . 2022-09-14 . Il signore delle formiche: l'italietta bigotta di ieri come di oggi . 2023-08-08 . Il Becco . it.
  6. Web site: Calvani . Giulia . 2022-09-07 . Il Signore delle Formiche, il processo Braibanti nel film di Gianni Amelio . 2023-08-08 . it-IT.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-13 . 'Il signore delle formiche', la vera storia a cui è ispirato il film . 2023-08-08 . Sky TG24 . it.
  8. Web site: The Lord of the Ants. . . 2 February 2023 . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-02-09 . Il signore delle formiche in streaming: quando esce? . 2023-08-08 . Punto Informatico . it.
  10. Web site: 2023-01-19 . Il signore delle formiche Recensione e Trama Film & Serie TV . 2023-08-08 . Family Cinema TV . it.
  11. Web site: 2022-09-06 . Caso Braibanti, quello che Amelio non dice. Ecco l'editoriale di fuoco dell'Unità contro la condanna . 2023-08-08 . Bookciakmagazine . it.
  12. Web site: Spataro . Pietro . 2022-10-04 . Braibanti, poteva essere un bel film ma Amelio lo ha rovinato con il falso sull'Unità . 2023-08-08 . Strisciarossa . it-IT.