Napoli, Napoli, Napoli Explained

Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director:Abel Ferrara
Producer:Pier Francesco Aiello
Gianluca Curti
Starring:Luca Lionello
Salvatore Ruocco
Ernesto Mahieux
Shanyn Leigh
Giuseppe Lanzetta
Anita Pallenberg
Cinematography:Alessandro Abate
Editing:Fabio Nunziata
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian
English

Napoli, Napoli, Napoli is a 2009 documentary film directed by Abel Ferrara about the problems in early 21st century Naples. Napoli, Napoli, Napoli depicts the city of Naples, filmed as a documentary with interspersed episodes of fiction.

Release

The film premiered out of competition at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.[1]

Reception

Variety described the film as a "messy, tawdry blend of documentary and fiction" that "makes for a reasonably interesting if far from revelatory portrait of a city riddled by poverty and crime."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Biennale di Venezia - Out of Competition. https://web.archive.org/web/20091129211320/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/official_selection/out_of_competition. dead. 2009-11-29. 2009-11-29. 2019-12-04.
  2. Web site: Napoli Napoli Napoli. Felperin. Leslie. 2009-09-11. Variety . 2019-12-04.