- Christ Stopped at Eboli (film)
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Christ Stopped at Eboli Directed by Francesco Rosi Written by Francesco Rosi
Tonino Guerra
Raffaele La CapriaStarring Gian Maria Volonté Release date(s) 23 February 1979 Running time 150 minutes Country Italy Language Italian Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli) is a 1979 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Carlo Levi. It was directed by Francesco Rosi and stars Gian Maria Volonté as Carlo Levi, with Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Léa Massari, and Irene Papas.
It was shown out of competition at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film received the first BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1982.
Carlo Levi was a painter and writer, but he also had a degree in medicine. Arrested in 1935 by Mussolini's regime for his anti-Fascist activities, he was sent to live in a remote town in southern Italy, in the region of Lucania which is known today as Basilicata. The landscape was beautiful, the peasantry poor and neglected. Since the local doctors were not interested in peasants and not trusted by them, he began to help them.
It is a film that observes life, rather than one full of dramatic happenings. The war in Ethiopia is mentioned, but as something very remote. Mostly you see a very unfamiliar lifestyle.
Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté as Carlo Levi
- Paolo Bonacelli as Don Luigi Magalone
- Alain Cuny as Barone Nicola Rotunno
- Lea Massari as Luisa Levi
- Irene Papas as Giulia Venere
- François Simon as Don Traiella
- Luigi Infantino
- Francesco Callari
- Antonio Allocca as Don Cosimino
- Enzo Vitale as Dottore Milillo (as Vincenzo Vitale)
- Maria Antonia Capotorto
- Pietro Peragine
- Vito Caraccia
- Antonio Di Leva
- Accursio Di Leo as Joiner
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Christ Stopped at Eboli". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1915/year/1979.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
External links
- Christ Stopped at Eboli at the Internet Movie Database
- Christ Stopped at Eboli at AllRovi
1950s La sfida (1958)1960s Salvatore Giuliano (1962) · Hands Over the City (1963) · The Moment of Truth (1965) · More Than a Miracle (1967)1970s The Mattei Affair (1972) · Lucky Luciano (1973) · Illustrious Corpses (1976) · Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)1980s 1990s Dimenticare Palermo (1990) · The Truce (1997)Categories:- 1979 films
- Italian films
- Italian-language films
- Italian drama films
- 1970s drama films
- Films directed by Francesco Rosi
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