The Immortal (2019 film)
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| Italian | L'immortale |
| Directed by | Marco D'Amore |
| Written by | Marco D'Amore Leonardo Fasoli Maddalena Ravagli Francesco Ghiaccio Giulia Forgione |
| Produced by | Marco Chimenz Gina Gardini Giovanni Stabilini Riccardo Tozzi |
| Starring | Marco D'Amore Salvatore D'Onofrio Giuseppe Aiello Giovanni Vastarella Marianna Robustelli Martina Attanasio Gennaro Di Colandrea Nello Mascia Aleksey Guskov Salvatore Esposito |
| Cinematography | Guido Michelotti |
| Edited by | Patrizio Marone |
| Music by | Mokadelic |
| Distributed by | Vision Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Neapolitan Italian |
| Box office | €6 million[1] |
The Immortal (Italian: L'immortale) is a 2019 Italian crime film directed by Marco D'Amore. The film is both a prequel and a sequel to the events after the third season of the TV series Gomorrah.[2][3]
Plot
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Cast
- Marco D'Amore as Ciro Di Marzio
- Salvatore D'Onofrio as Bruno
- Giuseppe Aiello as young Ciro Di Marzio
- Giovanni Vastarella as young Bruno
- Marianna Robustelli as Vera
- Martina Attanasio as Stella
- Gennaro Di Colandrea as Virgil
- Nello Mascia as Don Aniello Pastore
- Aleksey Guskov as Yuri Dobeshenko
- Salvatore Esposito as Gennaro "Genny" Savastano
Production
Development
Throughout the filming of Gomorrah, while working on his character Ciro Di Marzio, Marco D'Amore repeatedly thought about writing a story about the childhood of Ciro. After writing enough material, he thought that there could be a screenplay for a cross-media project between cinema and TV.[4][5]
Filming
Filming started on 5 May 2019.[6] Filming began in Rome on 17 May, continuing in Naples, mainly in the northern area of Naples, reconstructing a Naples set in the 1980s, Riga, Latvia and some locations in France including Paris, Marseille, Vaucluse and Avignon.[5] Filming then ended on 13 July 2019.
Reception
Box office
In the opening weekend, the film was the most watched in Italy, with a collection of €2,816,155.[7] The film grossed a total of €6 million.[1]
Critical response
The film received positive reviews. Rosa Maiuccaro of Wired stated that "L'immortale is not recycled Gomorrah, but an important new chapter in the saga".[8]
References
- ^ a b L'IMMORTALE
- ^ "L'Immortale, un'altra Gomorra" (in Italian). esquire.com. 10 December 2019.
- ^ "'The Immortal,' Prequel Film to 'Gomorrah' TV Series, to Roll Out in Italian Theaters". variety.com. December 2, 2019.
- ^ "L'Immortale (2019): Intervista Esclusiva a Marco D'Amore - HD" (in Italian).
- ^ a b "L'Immortale - Film (2019)". ComingSoon.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Partono le riprese de L'Immortale - Cinema". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2019-05-04.
- ^ BOXOFFICE ITALIA 5 - 8 DICEMBRE 2019
- ^ "L'immortale non è "Gomorra riciclata" ma un nuovo importante capitolo della saga". Wired (in Italian). 2019-12-03.