Fire! (DVD & Book) Box Set ( Fuoco! )

Fire! (DVD & Book) Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Fuoco!
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Gian Vittorio Baldi

Written By:
Gian Vittorio Baldi

Actors:
Mario Bagnato ..... Mario
Lidia Biondi ..... Lidia
Giorgio Maulini ..... Carabiniere

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***The Book included in this Box Set is in Italian language only***A Catholic celebration is underway in the town of Viterbo. All of a sudden shots are fired from a window. An unemployed man, Mario, locks himself, his wife and child in their home and begins an armed standoff. The police know the culprit and start negotiations to persuade Mario to give himself up. The entire film is shot like a documentary from inside the apartment in grainy black-and-white images. The people don't talk to each other or try to explain the events. The outside world is seen through semi-closed shutters. Little seems to happen during the ensuing day-long incident, but the tension is unbearable. The viewer senses the great pressure Mario is under, while the police gently but resolutely try to make him surrender. Subtly Baldi succeeds in picturing the social pressures and even hidden violence that can erupt when an individual feels he can take no more.

A man opens fire on the statue of the Virgin during the 15th August procession. Barricaded in his home with his wife and daughter, he continues to shoot wildly. He refuses to open the door to the carabinieri and he refuses everything he needs, including water.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 24 November, 2012.