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:
The sense of authenticity in this movie is palpable, but the scenes are sometimes so dark and so impenetrable that it takes a herculean effort to keep up with who's who and what's going on.
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Film.com
Included in Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Films Of The Year -- [Y]ou've never seen anything like GOMORRA....Garone shoots in a fast, off-the-cuff nonfiction style...
Entertainment Weekly
[T]he dramatic structure is complex, the details are instructive, and the sense of tragedy is momentous.
Wall Street Journal
Rating: 4/4 --
Gomorra has its own nerve, as well as the filmmaking intelligence to strip the cliches from its densely packed, authentically inhabited narrative. The new moviegoing year just got one hell of a jolt.
Chicago Tribune
Rating: 3/4 --
Craft-wise it's solid, but beyond in-house intrigue there's not an awful lot going on beneath the surface.
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From the Front Row
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
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
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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Italy
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- UPC: 715515051712
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