''Il sole dei cattivi'' is the first cinematic film by artist and video maker
Paolo Consorti
Paolo Consorti (San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, 1964) is an Italian artist and film director.
Biography
Paolo Consorti attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, and while there, he participated in some cinematographic collaborations with ...
. Filmed in 2013 and divided into two parts, it depicts the Biblical stories of
Herod and
Caiaphas, but set against a present-day
reality show
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
.
Plot
The film is divided into two parts. It tells the story of the historical figures of Herod and Caiaphas, who are brought into the present and participate respectively in the living
Nativity scene of
Grottammare
Grottammare is a town and ''comune'' on Italy's Adriatic coast, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region.
The town is crossed by the 43rd parallel north. Economy is mostly based on summer tourism; other sectors include food and vegetable ...
and a show about the
Passion of Christ in
Larino
Larino ( nap, label= Campobassan dialect, Larìne; la, Larinum) is a town and ''comune'' of approximately 8,100 inhabitants in Molise, province of Campobasso, southern Italy. It is located in the fertile valley of the Biferno River.
The old to ...
.
Productions
The film, produced by the Opera Totale, was shot in
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
and
Molise
Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...
. Surrounding the cast, the locations and the extras have a role in the respective religious evocations of the Nativity and the Living Passion.
Awards
*Best film:
People and Religions – Terni Film Festival
People and Religions – Terni Film Festival is an international film festival, which takes place annually in November at the CityPlex Politeama Lucioli in Terni and at many other venues around the town. It deals with interfaith dialogue, spiritu ...
*Best leading actors: Nino Frassica e Luca Lionello - People and Religions – Terni Film Festival
References
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*http://filmitalia.org/p.aspx?t=film&l=it&did=78347
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2013 films