by Ra Di Martino, Italy, France, Switzerland, Marocco 2017, 74'
| WITH: Corrado Sassi, Filippo Timi, Valeria Golino, Nadia Kounda, Younès Bouab | MUSIC: Albergo Intergalattico Spaziale,
Telaio Magnetico |
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| SCREENPLAY: Rä Di Martino, Marco Alessi | PRODUCERS: Marco Alessi, Rä Di Martino,
Federica Maria Bianchi, Beatrice Bulgari, Federica Illuminati, Karim Aitouna |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY: Gian Claudio Giacomini,
Giulio Squillacciotti, Hasnae el Ouraga |
PRODUCTION: Dugong Films, Snaporazverein,
In Between Art Film, Produzioni Illuminati, Haut Les Mains Production |
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| EDITING: Giogiò Franchini, Benedetta Marchiori |
DISTRIBUTION: Sling Shot Films |
Presented at Lo Schermo dell'arte 2017
A small film troupe explores Marrakech and its surrounding area for swimming pools: locations suitable for a remake of Frank Perry’s 1968 film, The Swimmer. Starring Burt Lancaster, set in Connecticut, the original film is the story of a man who crosses the State from one
A small film troupe explores Marrakech and its surrounding area for swimming pools: locations suitable for a remake of Frank Perry’s 1968 film, The Swimmer. Starring Burt Lancaster, set in Connecticut, the original film is the story of a man who crosses the State from one
pool to another to get home.
In this film, Corrado, the stand-in used to test the shots, runs through the city and swims in the pools of marvelous private homes. Corrado wants to be more than a mere stand-in, however. He feels he is a true actor, and wants to prove he’s up to playing the lead role. As his personal challenge unfolds, actors and crew work amid doubts and tensions. The behind-the-scenes documentary is intermingled with fiction, and it’s hard to tell which is which. Filippo Timi interprets Burt Lancaster’s role in the original film; Valeria Golino plays Janice Rule’s part.
In this film, Corrado, the stand-in used to test the shots, runs through the city and swims in the pools of marvelous private homes. Corrado wants to be more than a mere stand-in, however. He feels he is a true actor, and wants to prove he’s up to playing the lead role. As his personal challenge unfolds, actors and crew work amid doubts and tensions. The behind-the-scenes documentary is intermingled with fiction, and it’s hard to tell which is which. Filippo Timi interprets Burt Lancaster’s role in the original film; Valeria Golino plays Janice Rule’s part.
Rä Di Martino
Nata a Roma nel 1975, ha studiato al Chelsea College of Arts e alla Slade School of Fine Art di Londra prima di trasferirsi a New York dal 2005 al 2010. Ha esposto in Italia e all’estero in istituzioni quali la Tate Modern, il MoMA PS1, Palazzo Grassi, la GAM e Fondazione Sandretto Rebaudengo a Torino, il MACRO e il MAXXI a Roma, Museion a Bolzano, l’MCA a Chicago, l’Hangar Bicocca e il PAC a Milano. Ha partecipato a festival internazionali quali Locarno, VIPER Basel, Transmediale.04, New York Underground Film Festival, Kasseler Dokfest, e Torino Film Festival, e ha partecipato al Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia vincendo nel 2014 il Premio SIAE, il premio Gillo Pontecorvo e una menzione speciale dei Nastri d’Argento con il film The Show Mas Go On.
Selected Filmography
2014 The Show Mas Go On 2012 Petite Histoire du plateaux abbandonnee 2009 August 2008 2008 The Nightwalker 2006 La Camera