Il Caimano (2006)
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Controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berluscoi is just one of the targets of writer and director Nanni Moretti's satiric focus in this sharp comedy-drama. In the 1970's, Bruno (Silvio Orlando) was one of Italy's most daring and best-respected filmmakers, while his wife Paola… More Controversial Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berluscoi is just one of the targets of writer and director Nanni Moretti's satiric focus in this sharp comedy-drama. In the 1970's, Bruno (Silvio Orlando) was one of Italy's most daring and best-respected filmmakers, while his wife Paola (Margherita Buy) was a leading box-office star. However, come the new millennium, things are a whole lot different for Bruno -- Paola is divorcing him, his production company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and he can't get a new project off the ground. When Teresa (Jasmine Trinca), a young woman down on her luck, approaches Bruno with a script, he agrees to take on the project, even though he hasn't read it and doesn't know how he'll raise the money. Bruno discovers he's put himself in hot water when he reads the screenplay and discovers it's a frontal assault on Silvio Berluscoi that doesn't shy away from allegations of his connection to organized crime, tax evasion, bribery and influence peddling. While Italian firms won't dare touch the project, Bruno discovers a Polish financier (Jerzy Stuhr) who will put up the money, but under one condition -- Bruno has to persuade box-office idol Marco Pulici (Michele Placidio) to play Berluscoi. Il Caimano (aka The Caiman) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nanni Moretti
- Written By
- Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Bac Films
Critic Reviews
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
[Director Moretti] wraps his political agenda with an affecting story about a fading filmmaker whose dreams and beliefs aren't weathering the storms of middle age. If the politics don't get you, the life empathy will.
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Dave Calhoun, Time Out
It's uneven.
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, Globe and Mail
A familiarity with the vagaries of Italian politics in the last 20 years is a help, but not a necessity, to appreciate this fascinating at times farcical blend of domestic drama and political rumination.
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Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
A warm family drama pops through the seams of a film within-a-film about Silvio Berlusconi.
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S. James Wegg, JWR
... the film-within-the film wraps, but the willful manipulation of honest citizens continues unabated.
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Cast
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Silvio Orlando
as Bruno Bonomo
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Margherita Buy
as Aidra
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Daniele Rampello
as Andrea
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Jasmine Trinca
as Teresa
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Giacomo Passarelli
as Giacomo
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Cecilia Dazzi
as Luisa
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Martina Iero
as Margherita
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Luisa De Santis
as Marisa
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Giuliano Montaldo
as Franco Caspio
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Tatti Sanguineti
as Peppe Savonese
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Antonio Catania
as RAI Manager
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Elio De Capotani
as The Caiman
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Valerio Mastrandrea
as Cesari
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Toni Bertorelli
as Journalist
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Anna Bonaiuto
as Public Prosecutor
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Stefano Rulli
as Court House President
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Antonio Petrocelli
as The Caiman's Lawyer
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Paolo DeVita
as Chaffeur
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Paolo Virzì
as Maoist Leader
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Paolo Sorrentino
as Aidra's Husband
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Dario Cantarelli
as Food Critic
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Carlo Mazzacurati
as Waiter
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Antonello Grimaldi
as Production Manager
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Lorenzo Alessandri
as Assistant Director
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Giovanna Nicolai
as Costume Designer
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Mimmo Mancini
as Trainer
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Bruno Memoli
as Car Driver in Accident
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Fabrizio Morandi
as Notary
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Andrea Tidona
as Bank Manager
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Sofia Vigliar
as Babysitter
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Renato De Maria
as Teresa's Father
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Linda Brunetta
as Teresa's Mother
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Michele Placido
as Marco Pulici
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Nanni Moretti
as The Caiman
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Jerzy Stuhr
as Jerzy Sturovski
