Sodoma: The Dark Side of Gomorrah (Italian: Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra) is a 2012 Italian comedy Vincenzo Pirozzi. The film is a spoof of Neapolitan mafia films, in particular of Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah.[3] It won the Best Comedy Film award at the 2012 New York City International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere.[4][5][6]
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Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra | |
Directed by | Vincenzo Pirozzi[1] |
Written by | Corrado Ardone |
Cinematography | Giuseppe Cembalo |
Edited by | Giuseppe Cembalo |
Music by | Peppe Bruno |
Running time | 93 min.[2] |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Premise
editCiro, Marco and Ettore live in Naples. Only the Camorra offers stable employment but they need to prove they can be trusted to enter a "family". Therefore, they carry out a series of robberies but all their criminal efforts go wrong.
Cast
edit- Germano Bellavia
- Giacomo Rizzo
- Nello Mascia
Release
editThe film was theatrically released in Italy on April 4, 2013.[7][8]
Reception
editA review at MyMovies.it commented, "The spectator of Sodoma will laugh but of a bitter laugh. The one that make you think. As always happens with comedy when it hits the mark."[9] Another review found, "Pirozzi manages to propose a surreal comedy which, while quoting numerous scenes present in the film of reference, more or less consciously reveals its absurdly tragic dynamics."[10]
A retrospective review lamented the somehow limited distribution of the film in Italian theaters.[11]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Nello Mascia and Fortunato Cerlino[12] play in both the film and the series.
References
edit- ^ "Sodoma - The dark side of Gomorrah (Sodoma... L'altra faccia di Gomorra) - 2013 - films released 2000 - 2023 - films & docu". Filmitalia. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra (in Italian), retrieved 2024-02-12
- ^ "Sodoma, l'altra faccia di Gomorra | TECA TV | Film in streaming". tecatv.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Il cinema napoletano trionfa a New York". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "2012 Award Winners « New York City International Film Festival". 2012-10-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ ""Sodoma, L'altra faccia di Gomorra" al cinema dal 4 Aprile". NapoliToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ ""Sodoma", il film che deride i clan e il regista è figlio di un vero boss". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Esposito, Ornella (2013-04-15). "Quando la camorra fa anche ridere: al cinema il film "Sodoma", la faccia comica di Gomorra". www.serviziocivilemagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ MYmovies.it. "Sodoma - L'altra faccia di Gomorra". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Camorra ironica? È l'altra faccia di "Gomorra"". Bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). 2013. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Redazione (2023-10-19). "Cinema. Film | crudiezine" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "FORTUNATO CERLINO". www.giffonifilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
External links
editSodoma: The Dark Side of Gomorrah at IMDb