Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
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The always innovative Taviani Brothers pay homage to another unique filmmaker, D. W. Griffith, in Good Morning, Babylon. Vincent Spano and Joaquim de Almeida star as Nicola and Andrea Bonnano, the latest in a long line of Tuscany-born cathedral builders. Emigrating to America, the brothers settle in… More The always innovative Taviani Brothers pay homage to another unique filmmaker, D. W. Griffith, in Good Morning, Babylon. Vincent Spano and Joaquim de Almeida star as Nicola and Andrea Bonnano, the latest in a long line of Tuscany-born cathedral builders. Emigrating to America, the brothers settle in Los Angeles in 1915, even as director Griffith (Charles Dance) is preparing his epic production Intolerance. The boys are hired to help construct the massive sets for the film's Babylonian sequence (hence the title), for no other reason than the fact that Griffith is impressed by Italian craftsmanship. As the film progresses, Nicola and Andrea assimilate to their new surroundings, even launching a romance with a pair of pretty movie extras. On the verge of continuing the family tradition, the boys' ambitions are cut short by events well beyond their control. Still, their past artistic accomplishments, like those of their forebears, survive the ages -- but only on the ethereal silver screen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Written By
- Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1987 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
There's a curious detachment to it all that keeps our emotions at arm's length.
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Cast
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Vincent Spano
as Nicola Bonnano
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Joaquim de Almeida
as Andrea Bonnano
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Greta Scacchi
as Edna
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Omero Antonutti
as Bonnano Nicola & Andrea's Father
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Charles Dance
as D.W. Griffith
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Bérangère Bonvoisin
as Mrs. Moglie Griffith
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Margarita Lozano
as The Venetian
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David Brandon
as Grass
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Brian Freilino
as Thompson
- Maurizio Fardo
- John Francis Lane
- Michele Melega
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Andrea Prodan
as Irish Cameraman
- Diego Ribon
- Egidio Termine
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Massimo Venturiello
as Duccio
- Elio Marconato
- Lionello Pio di Savoia
- Mirio Guidelli
- Marco Cavicchioli
- Domenico Fiore
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Désirée Nosbusch
as Mabel
