The Hideout (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Pupi Avati |
| Screenplay by | Francesco Marcucci (adaptation) |
| Produced by | Antonio Avati |
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| Cinematography | Cesare Bastelli |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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The Hideout (Italian: Il nascondiglio) is a 2007 Italian-American mystery film written and directed by Pupi Avati. It marked the comeback of Avati to the thrilling genre (a genre he had successfully explored decades before in films such as The House with Laughing Windows and Zeder) after a series of intimate dramas and nostalgic comedies.[1][2]
The protogonist of the film spent 50 years of her life in mental assylum. To start a new life she moved to her mansion encountering a crime that held 50 years ago.
Cast
- Laura Morante as Her
- Rita Tushingham as Paula Hardyn
- Treat Williams as Father Amy
- Burt Young as Mueller
- Yvonne Sciò as Ella Murray
- Peter B. Soderberg as Las Shields
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Vincent
- Sydne Rome as Mrs. Wittenmeyer
- Angela Goodwin as Mother superior
- Cesare Cremonini as The Crazy Friend
- Kourtney Hansen as Murray's Housemaid
- Chiara Tortorella as Egle Lanzillo
- Tom Rottger-Morgan as Lester Murray Jr.
- Marina Ninchi as Mrs. Shields
- Angela Pagano as Old Liuba
- Marin Jo Finerty as Young Liuba
- Jimmy Siokos as The Cab Driver
- Venantino Venantini
Reception
The film was generally poorly received by critics. Variety's writer Jay Weissberg criticized the direction of Avati, marked as "incapable of turning the gothic into anything remotely interesting, delivering bland, predictable scenes devoid of tension".[3] The Hollywood Reporter's critic Natasha Senjanovic noted the high kitsch value in the film, and blamed on the "implausible and illogical" plot twists.[4] Italian film critic Paolo Mereghetti referred to The Hideout as "anachronistic and naive", but praised the cruel and non-obvious ending of the film chosen by Avati.[5]
References
- ^ Simona Mammano (November 18, 2007). "Nello Iowa tra misteri e serpenti". La Repubblica. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Gabriele Barcaro (December 11, 2007). "Avati reveals his hideout". CinEuropa. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Jay Weissberg (December 18, 2007). "Review: 'The Hideout'". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Natasha Senjanovic (December 2, 2007). "The Hideout". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. pp. 2213–2214. ISBN 8860736269.
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