The American Backyard
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Italian | L'orto americano |
Directed by | Pupi Avati |
Written by | Pupi Avati |
Based on | L'orto americano by Pupi Avati |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Cesare Bastelli |
Edited by | Ivan Zuccon |
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Distributed by | 01 Distribution |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Italy |
The American Backyard (Italian: L'orto americano) is an upcoming Italian gothic horror film written and directed by Pupi Avati, based on his 2023 novel of the same name. It will premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2024 as the festival's closing film.
Cast
[edit]- Filippo Scotti
- Roberto De Francesco as Emilio Zagotto
- Armando De Ceccon as Glauco Zagotto
- Chiara Caselli
- Rita Tushingham
- Massimo Bonetti
- Morena Gentile as Arianna
- Mildred Gustafsson as Barbara
- Romano Reggiani
- Cesare Cremonini
- Andrea Roncato
Production
[edit]Principal photography took place in Rome, Ferrara, Ravenna, and Forlì, as well as Davenport, Iowa, in the United States.[1] Filming began in December 2023 and continued into 2024.[2][3]
Release
[edit]The film will close the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2024.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Cook, Linda (27 July 2024). "Avatis' film, with parts shot in Davenport, to close Venice Film Festival". WHBF-TV. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Santacatterina, Manuela (3 December 2023). "L'orto americano: intervista a Pupi Avati". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Cau, Marco (12 December 2023). "Pupi Avati torna al cinema con "L'orto americano", un film gotico tra amore e mistero". S&H Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Cappelli, Valerio (4 August 2024). "Pupi Avati: «Torno a Venezia con un thriller gotico ed è la prima volta che giro un film in bianco e nero»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ De Marco, Camillo (25 July 2024). "Pupi Avati presents his new gothic horror film, L'orto americano". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Upcoming films
- 2024 films
- 2020s Italian films
- 2020s Italian-language films
- 2020s mystery horror films
- 2024 horror films
- Films about writers
- Films based on Italian novels
- Films directed by Pupi Avati
- Films set in 1946
- Films set in Bologna
- Films set in the Midwestern United States
- Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
- Films shot in Emilia-Romagna
- Films shot in Rome
- Films shot in Iowa
- Italian black-and-white films
- Italian historical horror films
- Italian horror films
- Italian mystery horror films
- Gothic horror films
- Rai Cinema films