Gomorrah (Criterion Collection) (2-DVD)
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- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: Unrated
- Run Time: 2 hours, 17 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 24, 2009
- Originally Released: 2009
- Label: Criterion
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Salvatore Abruzzese, Maria Nazionale, Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Cantalupo & Toni Servillo | |
Performer: | Ciro Petrone, Carmine Paternoster, Marco Macor & Italo Celoro | |
Directed by | Matteo Garrone | |
Screenwriting by | Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Roberto Saviano, Ugo Chiti, Maurizio Braucci & Massimo Gaudioso | |
Produced by | Domenico Procacci | |
Director of Photography: | Marco Onorato |
Entertainment Reviews:
Highly conscious of how it portrays the mafia, Garone's film serves as a useful antidote for those of us who watch and love movies that transform murderers into mythic figures.
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NPR's Fresh Air
[T]he dramatic structure is complex, the details are instructive, and the sense of tragedy is momentous.
Wall Street Journal
There is nothing grand or operatic about Gomorrah and, as a result, it is poundingly powerful. It is heartless yet gripping, off-hand yet peculiarly intimate, and courageous in the way it presents itself.
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The Spectator
Gomorrah manages to be artful without being arty.
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Washington Post
Rating: 3/4 --
Garrone's gloomy assessment of the new world order is painfully on target: corruption comes in many guises, and it's as impossible to stop as it is to track.
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Toronto Star
The film is a curative for the romanticism of THE GODFATHER and SCARFACE....GOMORRAH looks grimy and sullen, and has no heroes, only victims....That is its power.
Chicago Sun-Times
[A] gripping, clear-eyed drama....Don't look for resolution, romanticism, or comic relief....Instead, there's the power of damning truth. -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly
Product Description:
Matteo Garrone's GOMORRAH is a dense, sprawling exposé of the corruption plaguing the communities of Naples and Caserta in modern-day Italy. The all-powerful Camorra syndicate influences the lives of even the most innocent citizens. In a manner similar to THE WIRE, Garrone tells his story from many different angles, resulting in a complicated narrative that often feels novelistic. In many cases, the revolving stories never overlap or intersect. While that may be jarring to those viewers who are used to having their strings tied neatly for them by a film's conclusion, Garrone's decision results in an experience that feels much more honest and true. We witness the syndicate's impact from the top down and from the inside out, following a cavalcade of characters who are all trying in their own ways to escape the deadly world in which they live.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, Garrone's crime epic is a powerful indictment of the corruption that is running rampant in Italy. His decision to present such a wide spectrum of characters enables him to show just how deeply everyone is impacted by this terrifying, unchecked display of criminal power. Cinematically, he employs a dizzying array of styles in order to further establish the frighteningly ungoverned atmosphere that pervades this community. GOMORRAH succeeds as both visceral entertainment and thoughtful social commentary.
Based on the book by Roberto Saviano, Garrone's crime epic is a powerful indictment of the corruption that is running rampant in Italy. His decision to present such a wide spectrum of characters enables him to show just how deeply everyone is impacted by this terrifying, unchecked display of criminal power. Cinematically, he employs a dizzying array of styles in order to further establish the frighteningly ungoverned atmosphere that pervades this community. GOMORRAH succeeds as both visceral entertainment and thoughtful social commentary.
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True Story
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Murder
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Crime
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Mafia
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Italy
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- Sales Rank: 55,876
- UPC: 715515051712
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