Wilde Salome
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| Directed by | Al Pacino |
| Produced by | Barry Navidi |
| Written by | Al Pacino |
| Starring | Al Pacino Jessica Chastain Kevin Anderson |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme Robert Leacock Denis Maloney Jeremy Weiss |
| Editing by | Pasquale Buba David Leonard Stan Salfas Roberto Silvi |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wilde Salomé is a 2011 American documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Al Pacino. An exploration of Oscar Wilde's play Salomé, the film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. At the festival, Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Filmmaker! Award[1] and the film won the Queer Lion award.[2]
The United States premiere of Wilde Salomé was held on March 21, 2012, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco's Castro District. Marking the 130th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's visit to San Francisco, the premiere was a fundraiser for the GLBT Historical Society, with 1,000 tickets reserved for sale to the public.[3][4]
Cast[edit]
- Al Pacino as Himself / King Herod
- Jessica Chastain as Salome
- Kevin Anderson as Himself / John the Baptist
- Estelle Parsons
- Roxanne Hart as Herodias
- Barry Navidi as Himself
- Joe Roseto as The Young Syrian / Narraboth / Captain of the Guard / Himself
- Jack Stehlin as Nazarene / Jewish Leader / Himself
- Osman Soykut (Oscar Oden) as King Herod / Desert Sequence
References[edit]
- ^ "Al Pacino to receive special award at Venice Festival". BBC News. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "Venice 2011. Golden Lion for Aleksandr Sokurov's "Faust"". Mubi. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Friedman, Roberto (2012-03-01). "The second coming of Oscar". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2012-03-02. Unknown parameter
|DUPLICATE DATA: url=ignored (help) - ^ "Castro Theatre Film Premiere With Al Pacino: Wilde Salomé to Benefit GLBT Historical Society". History Happens. 2012-03. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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