Capri-Revolution
{{short description|2018 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Capri-Revolution
| image = Capri-Revolution.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Mario Martone
| producer = Francesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
| writer = Mario Martone
Ippolita Di Majo
| starring = Marianna Fontana
| music = Apparat
Philipp Thimm
| cinematography = Michele D'Attanasio
| editing = Natalie Cristiani
Jacopo Quadri
| studio = Indigo Film
Pathé
Rai Cinema
| distributor = 01 Distribution
| released = {{film date|2018|9|6|Venice|2018|12|20|Italy|df=yes}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = Italy
France
| language = Italian
}}
Capri-Revolution is a 2018 Italian-French period drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-film-festival-unveils-full-lineup-1129426 |title=Venice to Kick Off Awards Season With New Films From Coen Brothers, Luca Guadagnino and Alfonso Cuaron |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=25 July 2018|accessdate=25 July 2018|first=Ariston|last=Anderson}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/venice-film-festival-full-lineup-1202883737/|title=Venice Film Festival Lineup: Heavy on Award Hopefuls, Netflix and Star Power|work=Variety|date=25 July 2018|accessdate=25 July 2018|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli}}
Plot
In 1914, with Italy about to enter World War I, a commune of young artists from Northern Europe establishes itself on the rural island of Capri, a safe haven for dissidents and nonconformists from all over the world, like Russian exiles led by Maxim Gorky, preparing to an upcoming revolution. Here, local girl Lucia meets Seybu, the charming leader of the commune, and Carlo, a young doctor.
Cast
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- Marianna Fontana as Lucia
- Reinout Scholten van Aschat as Seybu
- {{Interlanguage link|Antonio Folletto|it}} as Carlo
- Jenna Thiam as Lilian
- Lola Klamroth as Nina
- Ludovico Girardello as Luca
- Maximilian Dirr as Herbert
- Gianluca Di Gennaro as Antonio
- Donatella Finocchiaro as Maria
- Eduardo Scarpetta as Vincenzo
- Rinat Khismatouline as Maxim Gorky
- Agnieszka Jania as Carmela
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Production
Martone took the inspiration for the story from the life of German artist Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach.
Principal photography began on 24 August 2017 in San Mauro Cilento, Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Primo-ciak-per-Capri-Batterie-il-nuovo-film-di-Mario-Martone-adf1e5d4-3295-48ab-8f86-363c7df1a0a6.html?refresh_ce|title=Primo ciak per Capri-Batterie, il nuovo film di Martone|trans-title=First ciak for Capri-Batterie, the new movie by Mario Martone|work=Rai News|accessdate=25 July 2018|date=24 August 2017|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/08/26/news/il_film_di_martone_storie_e_intellettuali_nella_capri_dorata_di_inizi_novecento-173890507/|title=Il film di Martone, storie e intellettuali nella Capri dorata di inizi Novecento|trans-title=Martone's new movie: events and thinkers set in the golden Capri of the beginning of the 20th century|work=La Repubblica|accessdate=25 July 2018|date=26 August 2017|language=Italian|first=Ilaria|last=Urbani}} Filming took place also in Capri, Gaeta and Cilento.{{cite news|url=https://www.corriere.it/foto-gallery/la-lettura/17_novembre_01/mario-martone-film-set-capri-batterie-63559612-bf0f-11e7-9a2b-0f2b2933b455.shtml|title=Martone racconta l'utopia di Capri|trans-title=Martone tells the utopia of Capri|work=Il Corriere della Sera|accessdate=25 July 2018|date=17 November 2017|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/latina/capri_batterie_martone_gira_il_colossal_nel_mare_di_gaeta_record_di_figuranti-3504750.html|title=Capri-Batterie, Martone gira il colossal nel mare di Gaeta: record di figuranti|trans-title=Shooting for Martone's kolossal Capri-Batterie takes place in the sea of Gaeta: record of extras|work=Il Messaggero|accessdate=25 July 2018|date=24 January 2018|language=Italian|first=Antonello|last=Fronzuto}} The film was shot under the working title of Capri-Batterie, inspired by a 1985 concept art work of the same name by Joseph Beuys.
Release
Capri-Revolution premiered in competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2018. It was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 20 December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.badtaste.it/video/capri-revolution-al-cinema-dal-20-dicembre-ecco-il-nuovo-trailer/343086/|title=Capri-Revolution al cinema dal 20 dicembre, ecco il nuovo trailer|work=BadTaste.it|date=10 November 2018|accessdate=10 November 2018|first=Andrea Francesco|last=Berni|language=it}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|7188002|Capri-Revolution}}
{{Mario Martone}}
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Category:2010s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Mario Martone
Category:Films set in Capri, Campania
Category:Italian-language French films