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Bravo Bene!

Bravo Bene!

2025•1h 40m•7.6/10
Documentary

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7.6/10(19)

Filming on Franco Maresco's film about Carmelo Bene is abruptly halted after yet another on-set accident. Producer Andrea Occhipinti pulls the plug, exasperated by the endless takes and repeated delays. Angered, the director simply disappears. Maresco's friend, Umberto Cantone, attempts to mend the rift by calling witnesses from all those involved in the project, in an investigation that offers an opportunity to retrace the personality and ideas of the most corrosive and apocalyptic auteur in Italian cinema.

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Production

Lucky Red, Dugong Films, Eolo Film Productions, MiC, Sicilia Film Commission, Apulia Film Commission

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Umberto Cantone

Self

Franco Maresco

Franco Maresco

Self

Francesco Conticelli

Self

Marco Alessi

Self

Bernardo Greco

Self

Francesco Puma

Self

Saverio D'Amico

Self

Toti Mancuso

Self

Giuseppe Lo Piccolo

Giuseppe Lo Piccolo

Self

Riccardo Eggshell

Self

Ernesto Tomasini

Ernesto Tomasini

Self

Aurora Falcone

Self

Matteo Capogna

Self

Antonino Lo Gelfo

Self

Antonino Lo Verso

Self

Luisa Viglietti

Self

Lorenzo Caracausi

Self

Eliseo Verso

Self

Ciccio Mira

Self

Gino Carista

Gino Carista

Self

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