Open doors
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Open doors |
| Original title | Porte aperte |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 108 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gianni Amelio |
| script | Gianni Amelio, Vincenzo Cerami , Alessandro Sermoneta |
| production | Angelo Rizzoli Jr. |
| music | Franco Piersanti |
| camera | Tonino Nardi |
| cut | Simona Paggi |
| occupation | |
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Open doors (original title: Porte aperte ) is a drama by the director Gianni Amelio from 1990 . The film was based on the novel of the same name by Leonardo Sciascia . It was shown for the first time at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs during the 43rd Cannes Film Festival .
action
1936, Palermo: The former judicial officer Tommaso Scalia kills in cold blood the former top lawyer Spatafora, who was responsible for his dismissal, and the colleague who took his place as a member of a fascist organization; finally his wife after he raped her. Then he turns himself in to the police. The population is demanding the head of Scalia, and the Mussolini judiciary is also trying to comply. Only the jury member Vito Di Francesco, an opponent of the death penalty, tries to get to the bottom of the crime by subtle questioning of the witnesses. In the course of the process, he not only clashes with the public prosecutor and the court president, who want to comply with the state laws - the citizen should be able to sleep with the doors open and the law is therefore enforced with inhuman severity - but also sees hostility from the defendant exposed.
Only the landowner Consolo, a humble man full of common sense who acts as a juror, sees Di Francesco's approach positively. Finally, Scalia succeeds in only sentencing to imprisonment. Immediately afterwards Di Francesco is transferred to a remote district court, where his idea that the judiciary is guided by the idea of justice and not by political projects cannot attract any attention.
criticism
"The very calm film questions the terms motive, vengeance and justice in a subtle way."
The lexicon of international film shows her acting performances as convincing. The Italian critics hailed the “highly interesting analysis” as “intense and significant” and the best court film in Italy.
Awards
- European Film Awards - Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best New Discovery (Ennio Fantastichini), Special Jury Award (Gian Maria Volonté)
- Oscar nomination - Best Foreign Film
- David di Donatello - Best Film, Best Actor (Volonté), Best Costume Design, Best Sound
- Nastro d'Argento - Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Ennio Fantastichini)
and another five prizes.
Web links
- Open doors at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Open doors in the online film database
- The film at comingsoon.it
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ tvspielfilm.de
- ↑ Open doors. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Maria Fotia, in Rivista del cinematografo
- ^ Francesco Mininni, in: Magazino Italiano TV
- ↑ Laura and Morando Morandini, Telesette
