Kidnapped [dvd]
2024
DVDs
1858, the Jewish quarter of Bologna. The Pope's soldiers burst into the home of the bourgeoisie Mortara family: by order of the cardinal (Filippo Timi), they have come to take six-year-old Edgardo (Enea Sala) to Rome. Unbeknownst to his parents Momolo (Fausto Russo Alesi) and Marianna (Barbara Ronchi), Edgardo had been secretly baptised by his nurse as a baby and the papal law is unquestionable: he must receive a Catholic education, thus, his parents must either convert or lose him forever. The Motaras' struggles to have their son returned soon takes a political dimension, driven by the support of public opinion and the international Jewish community, but the Church and ultimately Pope Pius IX (Paolo Pierobon) himself stand resolute in the face of criticism, aiming to consolidate their increasingly wavering power.
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Author:
Bellocchio, Marco, 1939-, director, screenwriterNicchiarelli, Susanna, 1975-, screenwriterAlbinati, Edoardo, screenwriterPierobon, Paolo, actorAlesi, Fausto Russo, actorRonchi, Barbara, 1982-, actorScalise, Daniele, 1952-
Imprint:
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2024].©2023
Collation:
1 DVD-video (134 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
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Notes:
Catalogued from container.Madman Entertainment : PAL290.Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.Original Italian title: Rapito ; alternative title: Kidnapped : the abduction of Edgardo Mortara."Based on incredible true events, the gripping new historical drama from master auteur Marco Bellocchio (The Traitor, Good Morning Night, Vincere) follows the story of a young boy whose abduction from his parents by the Vatican fuelled outrage in the 19th-century Italy, and triggered a global scandal" -- Cover.The film was loosely based on Daniele Scalise's book "Il caso Mortara".Co-production between Italy, France, and Germany.Italian, Latin, Hebrew, Emilian. Subtitles: English.
Credits:
Directed and written by Marco Bellocchio ; co-written by Susanna Nicchiarelli and Edoardo Albinati.
Performers:
Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi.
Audience:
Censorship classification : M.
System details:
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9.
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
Italian
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Subject:
Scalise, Daniele, 1952- -- Film adaptationsMortara, Pio, 1851-1940 -- DramaPius IX, Pope, 1792-1878 -- DramaJewish children -- DramaAbduction -- DramaInfant baptism -- History -- DramaFeature films -- ItalyMotion pictures, ItalianForeign language filmsVatican City -- DramaHistorical filmsReligious filmsBiographical filmsFilm adaptationsFeature filmsFiction films
BRN:
813449
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