Ginostra (2002)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.6/10   

Director:

Manuel Pradal

Guionista:

Manuel Pradal (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 enero 2003 (France)

Género:

Crimen | Drama

Plot:

An FBI Agent from America and his bride and young child travel to the Sicilian island of Ginostra to solve the murder of a key witness.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Island | Villa | Italy | Murder

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Slow-witted, slow-paced slow-called thriller

Reparto

Harvey Keitel	...	Matt Benson
Andie MacDowell	...	Jessie
Francesca Neri	...	Elena Gigli
Stefano Dionisi	...	Giovanni Gigli
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Del Piero
Mattia De Martino	...	Ettore Greco
Asia Argento	...	The nun
Luigi Maria Burruano	...	Ettore's uncle
Angela Goodwin	...	Mother Superior
Veronica Lazar	...	Suzanna Del Piero
Maurizio Nicolosi	...	Manzella
Tony Palazzo	...	Stefano Greco
Mia Benedetta	...	Elena's Aunt
Mirella Mezzeranghi	...	Paola
Danielle Marie Valenti	...	Tina

También conocida como:

The Sun Shines on Ginostra (Canada: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence.

Duración:

Canada:135 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

France | Italy | USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Italiano

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

USA:R | France:U | Germany:12

Compañía:

Emotion Pictures

Slow-witted, slow-paced slow-called thriller

Dramas over two hours in length generally fall into two camps - they either have an epic story to tell, full of deep characterisations, complex plots and stunning backdrops, or they stink. Ginostra falls with aplomb into the latter category.

Never has so little happened of such little note in such a long time. If this were not bad enough, never have actors of the calibre of Harvey Keitel and Andie MacDowell delivered such clunky dialogue with such haste and apparent lack of skillful direction or editing.

The likes of Osment and Radcliffe have little to worry about from Mattia De Martino, who plays the son of a chef to the mob who is his immediate family's sole survivor following a car bombing. Keitel is the FBI agent on the case and he and his wife MacDowell base themselves near the island of Ginostra, the site of the bombing, while he tries to pump the child for information.

There is some innuendo between Keitel and Francesca Neri, who plays the wife of the local officer chasing the mob, who in turn appears to fancy MacDowell. Nothing actually materialises, which is the film's major problem - it's quite miserable and very dull. Misery is not necessarily a bad thing in itself, but with nothing else to grab hold of, it's all a bit much.