The Catholic School (Italian: La scuola cattolica) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Stefano Mordini.
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| Italian | La scuola cattolica |
| Directed by | Stefano Mordini |
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| Based on | The Catholic School by Edoardo Albinati |
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| Cinematography | Luigi Martinucci |
| Edited by | Massimo Fiocchi |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Edoardo Albinati and is based on the 1975 Circeo massacre.[1] It premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival, and was released in Italy on 7 October 2021.[2]
Cast edit
- Benedetta Porcaroli as Donatella Colasanti
- Giulio Pranno as Andrea Ghira
- Emanuele Maria Di Stefano as Edoardo Albinati
- Giulio Fochetti as Alessandro Arbus
- Leonardo Ragazzini as Salvatore Izzo
- Alessandro Cantalini as Picchiatello Martirolo
- Andrea Lintozzi as Gioachino Rummo
- Guido Quaglione as Stefano Jervi
- Federica Torchetti as Rosaria
- Luca Vergoni as Angelo Izzo
- Francesco Cavallo as Gianni Guido
- Angelica Elli as Leda Arbus
- Corrado Invernizzi as the Principal
- Gianluca Guidi as Ludovico Arbus
- Fabrizio Gifuni as Golgota
- Fausto Russo Alesi as Davide Rummo
- Valentina Cervi as Eleonora Rummo
- Valeria Golino as Ilaria Arbus
- Riccardo Scamarcio as Raffaele Guido
- Jasmine Trinca as Coralla Martirolo
- Nicolò Galasso as Marco D'Avenia
- Elena Arvigo as Anna Izzo
- Beatrice Spata as Lia Rummo
- Sofia Iacuitto as Monica
- Maria Rosaria Mingione as Nadia
- Margherita Rebeggiani as Sara
- Sergio Romano as Professor Cosmo
- Marco Sincini as Curzio
- Giulio Tropea as Gian Pietro Parboni Arquati
- Alessio Montesi as Marco Romoli
Reception edit
The Catholic School has an approval rating of 13% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 4.5/10.[3]
References edit
- ^ "'La scuola cattolica' vietato ai minori di 18 anni. Il regista: "Incomprensibile la censura. Il film è dalla parte delle vittime"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Giampaolo, Claudia (6 September 2021). "La scuola cattolica, Stefano Mordini porta a Venezia il delitto del Circeo". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_catholic_school
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