The Ideal City Explained

The Ideal City
Director:Luigi Lo Cascio
Producer:Angelo Barbagallo
Screenplay:Luigi Lo Cascio
Virginia Borgi
Massimo Gaudioso
Desideria Rayner
Starring:Luigi Lo Cascio
Catrinel Menghia
Luigi Maria Burruano
Music:Andrea Rocca
Cinematography:Pasquale Mari
Editing:Desideria Rayner
Studio:BiBi Film
Rai Cinema
Distributor:Cinecittà Luce
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

The Ideal City (Italian: '''La città ideale''') is a 2012 Italian thriller drama film, written and directed by Luigi Lo Cascio. It is Cascio's directorial debut film.[1] [2] The film premiered in International Film Critics' Week section at 69th Venice International Film Festival on August 11, 2012.[3]

The film screened at number of film festivals before having a theatrical release in Italy on April 11, 2013.[4]

Plot

The film tells the story of the architect and ecologist Michele Grassadonia, who moves from his hometown of Palermo to live in Siena and build a life that is as environmentally friendly as possible.

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from the critics. Boyd van Hoeij in his review for Variety said that "An ecologically minded Italo engineer finds himself in judicial quicksand after he pulls over his borrowed car to help someone lying in the road, in this intriguing, only lightly absurdist drama."[5] Jennie Kermode of Eye for Film gave the film four out of five stars and called it "An intriguing piece of work and particularly impressive for a début feature, this won't be everybody's ideal film but some viewers will adore it."[6] Mymovies.it said that "The ideal city remains an important debut and mature in the spread of so much ugliness takes the side of beauty."[7]

Accolades

YearGroup/AwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2012Venice Film FestivalBest Italian FilmLuigi Lo Cascio[8]
2013Bimbi Belli FestivalBest FilmLuigi Lo Cascio[9] [10]
David di Donatello AwardsBest New DirectorLuigi Lo Cascio[11]
Italian National Syndicate of Film JournalistsBest New DirectorLuigi Lo Cascio[12]
Roseto First Work FestivalGolden RoseLuigi Lo Cascio[13]
2014World Premieres Film FestivalBest Environmental FeatureLuigi Lo Cascio[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE IDEAL CITY. November 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Interview to Luigi Lo Cascio, director of La città ideale. November 25, 2014.
  3. Web site: International Critics' Week. November 25, 2014.
  4. Web site: VIDEO: LUIGI LO CASCIO, THE FIRST TIME AS A DIRECTOR. November 25, 2014.
  5. Web site: Review: 'The Ideal City'. November 25, 2014.
  6. Web site: The Ideal City. November 25, 2014.
  7. Web site: The directorial debut of important and mature Lo Cascio. November 25, 2014.
  8. Web site: [LA CITTÀ IDEALE]]. November 25, 2014.
  9. Web site: Beautiful children: back Arena Sacher the exhibition of the works first. November 25, 2014.
  10. Web site: Back Bimbi Belli. November 25, 2014.
  11. Web site: CANDIDATES OF 2013. November 25, 2014.
  12. Web site: What To Make Of The Nastro D'Argento Nominations 2013. November 25, 2014.
  13. Web site: 18th EDITION OF "THE ROSE GARDEN DEBUT": THE ROSE GOLD GOES TO "THE CITY 'IDEAL' DI LUIGI LO CASCIO. November 25, 2014.
  14. Web site: Italy - La citta Ideale / The Ideal City. November 25, 2014.

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