PALOMAR and RAI CINEMA present a film by GIANNI AMELIO intrepido
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ANTONIO ALBANESE and for the first time Livia ROSSI Gabriele RENDINA and with Alfonso Santagata e Sandra Ceccarelli produced by Carlo DEGLI ESPOSTI a PALOMAR and RAI CINEMA production in association with with the contribution of Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali -­‐ Direzione Generale Cinema world sales National theatrical release: 5 September 2013 th
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cast ANTONIO ALBANESE Antonio Pane LIVIA ROSSI Lucia GABRIELE RENDINA Ivo ALFONSO SANTAGATA Maltese SANDRA CECCARELLI as Adriana GIUSEPPE ANTIGNATI GIANLUCA CESALE FABIO ZULLI BEDY MORATTI FAUSTO ROSSI 1 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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technical credits story script cinematography editing music composed orchestrated and directed by musical editions set design costume design sound production manager assistant director and casting producer Palomar post-­‐production supervisor executive producer Italian press office international press office Produced by A production with the contribution of in association with GIANNI AMELIO GIANNI AMELIO DAVIDE LANTIERI LUCA BIGAZZI SIMONA PAGGI FRANCO PIERSANTI Emergency Music Italy GIANCARLO BASILI CRISTINA FRANCIONI ALESSANDRO ZANON a.i.t.s. FRANCESCO BELTRAME FRANCESCA POLIC GRECO MARCO CAMILLI GIANNI MONCIOTTI GIANFRANCO BARBAGALLO
MARZIA MILANESI COMUNICAZIONE PER IL CINEMA RICHARD LORMAND FILM | PRESS | PLUS CARLO DEGLI ESPOSTI PALOMAR with RAI CINEMA MINISTERO PER I BENI E LE ATTIVITA’ CULTURALI -­‐ DIREZIONE GENERALE CINEMA UNICREDIT (in accordance with tax credit rules) RAI TRADE 01 DISTRIBUTION world sales Italian distribution Italy, 2013, 104’ The director and the producer thank the mayor of Milan Giuliano Pisapia, Stefano Boeri, Franco D’Alfonso, Massimiliano Taveggia for their precious collaboration. 2 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Synopsis Let’s imagine that there is a new craft, and that it is called “replacing”. Let’s imagine an unemployed man who would practice such craft every day. So much so, that he would actually work beyond measure, and that he would be, in his own way, a happy man. All he does is take on, for a few hours, the role of absentees who duck – for more or less serious reasons, their official occupation. He makes do with just enough, our hero, because money isn’t everything in life: one needs to keep in shape, and not letting oneself go in times of, how to say, dark crises. Let’s imagine, also, that there is a twenty years old young man (his son) who plays the sax like a God, and is therefore lucky, as he is an artist. Let’s then imagine Lucia, restless and wary, that hides a secret behind her desire to get ahead. Will they get to the next episode safe and sound? 3 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Gianni Amelio on Intrepido a lonely hero The producer says this film is like a cloud: it changes shape while one watches it. He might be right. At the beginning of filming I defined it a comedy, but many will be ready to contradict me, even though there is a lot of laughing. Because there are also those who are moved and shed some tears. I wrote it instinctively, on the body and soul of an actor I truly love, and with whom I have wanted to work for quite some time: a “tailored” story, but not excessively, that would have me compete with his talent all the while discovering some new sides to it, and betting on a few surprises. Next to him I wanted two youngsters, still unknown, a young man and a young woman in their twenties, who could give the other protagonists a bit of their innocence. Intrepido is set today, in Italy. But not to “breathe our time’s air”, rather to hold one’s breath. Here lies its anomaly compared to the films I made until now, but its loyalty to the things I cherish more, and always have. The title can be read through this. It takes us back to the comic book I devoured as a child. In that comic, illustrated images appeared, but I thought them to be real. It told fantastical stories, but I took it for real life. And particularly, I would wait from week to week, the following to the story, because of my need for a happy ending. Just like now. Gianni Amelio 4 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Antonio Albanese on Intrepido a lonely hero Antonio Albanese on Intrepido a lonely hero I like Gianni Amelio’s cinema. I like the rigor, the humanity and the apparent simplicity of his work. And I have wished to be a part of it since I can remember. Because Amelio’s films are always somehow new and surprising. They are films that don’t make do. There is an attention to details, to particulars, that is never presumptuous but that is key to his way of interpreting this craft. Furthermore, in his cinema lies the story that interests me most: today. In fact, if I had to find a trait that links my work and Amelio’s I would identify it in the consistent effort, a scrupulous one, to tell of our time, and in a profound respect for our profession. So I entered Gianni Amelio’s cinema with trust and esteem. And I was repaid. In this film my work follows a fragile thread, apparently unvaried, but actually extremely rich in shades. And the study of the character, that I have had the privilege of conducting with Amelio, has been an experience that I will cherish for a long time and from which I have learnt, greatly. I like the deep sentiment of hope that crosses the film, the respect for human beings, and the passionate defence of their dignity. Also, I am particularly proud that Amelio tailored his writing to me and to my work; that he observed, absorbed, and adopted my inclination towards a popular art. Going back to Venice with Gianni Amelio’s film is finally, one of those amazing joys that this profession keeps on giving me. Antonio Albanese 5 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Gianni Amelio Gianni Amelio was born in the province of Catanzaro and, after attending the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and getting a diploma in Philosophy, he works as a camera operator and as assistant director. At the beginning of his career he directs various TV movies and his production develops around documentaries and odd and elaborate films such as La città del sole (City of the sun), interesting divagation on Tommaso Campanella, followed by the documentary Bertolucci secondo il cinema (Bertolucci According to the Cinema) (1976). With Colpire al cuore (A blow to the heart) (1982), presented at the Venice International Film Festival, he earns good successes with the critics, successes that prove themselves with I ragazzi di via Panisperna (The Boys on Panisperna Street) (1988) and even more so with Porte Aperte (Open Doors) (1990), that will bring him an Oscar nomination. Then, it is time for the incredible artistic outcomes of Ladro di bambini (Stolen Children) (1992), Lamerica (Lamerica) (1994), Così ridevano (The Way We Laughed) (1998), Leone d’oro at the Venice International Film Festival. 2004 marks the return of Amelio the director and screenwriter with Le chiavi di casa (the Keys to the House), in competition at the Venice International Film Festival. Two years later, in 2006, Amelio goes back to the Festival with La stella che non c’è (the Missing Star), while in 2011 he presents Le premier homme to the Toronto International Film Festival and obtains the Premio Fipresci. Cinema 2013 INTREPIDO – A LONELY HERO (l’intrepido) 2011 LE PREMIER HOMME (Il primo uomo) 2006 LA STELLA CHE NON C’È (The Missing Star) 2004 LE CHIAVI DI CASA (The Keys to the House) 1998 COSÌ RIDEVANO (The Way We Laughed) 1994 LAMERICA (Lamerica) 1992 IL MERCANTE (cm) 1992 IL LADRO DI BAMBINI (Stolen Children) 1990 PORTE APERTE (Open Doors) 1988 I RAGAZZI DI VIA PANISPERNA (The Boys on Panisperna Street) 1982 COLPIRE AL CUORE (Blow to the Heart) Televisione 2000 LA TERRA È FATTA COSÌ (So is Our Earth) L’ONORE DELLE ARMI (The Honour of the Arms) 1999 POVERI NOI (When We Were Poor) 1996 NON È FINITA LA PACE, CIOÈ LA GUERRA (Peace, meaning War, isn’t over) 1985 LA SQUADRA DEL LUNEDI (cm) 1985 CAMERA OSCURA (cm) 1985 6 MINA (cm) 1984 IDALINA (cm) 1984 PASSEGGERI (cm) 1984 VOCAZIONE (cm) 6 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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1983 I VELIERI (The Sailing-­‐Ships) 1979 IL PICCOLO ARCHIMEDE (Young Archimedes) EFFETTI SPECIALI (Special Effects) 1979 IN CAMMINO (cm) 1978 LA MORTE AL LAVORO (Death at Work) 1976 BERTOLUCCI SECONDO IL CINEMA (Bertolucci According to the Cinema) 1973 LA CITTÀ DEL SOLE (City of the Sun) 1970 LA FINE DEL GIOCO (The End of the Game) 1967 UNDICI IMMIGRATI (cm) 1967 IL CAMPIONE (cm) 7 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Antonio Albanese Born in Lecco on October 10th 1964, Antonio Albanese graduated in 1991 at the Paolo Grassi School of Dramatic Arts in Milan. Between 1990 and 1991 he performs in theatre plays by directors like Gabriele Vacis (Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov), Alfonso Santagata and Claudio Morganti (Drums in the Night by Bertolt Brecht), Jesus Carlos Martin (Caligula by Albert Camus) and Giampiero Solari (Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter). In the same years, he is author and actor of the shows Psicofarmaco (1990) and Uomo (1992), the latter written with Fabio Amato, Fabio Modesti, directed by G. Solari. In 1991 he made his debut in cinema with The Traveler Ceremonious directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci and the following year in television with the RAI show hosted by Paolo Rossi, Su la testa. In 1993 he is part of the cast of Francesco Freyrie’s Puccini Music Show directed by Daniele Sala and in the same year he performs on the successful satiric show Mai dire gol that aired on Italia Uno. In 1994, he starred with Vito and Tita Ruggeri in the play Salone Meraviglia directed by D. Sala. From 1994 to 1996 he toured with the shows Uomo and Salone Meraviglia. In 1996 he returns to cinema with a film by Carlo Mazzacurati (Vesna goes fast) and makes his directorial debut with Uomo d’acqua dolce. The following year he brings to stage Giù al Nord, written with M. Serra and E. Santin, co-­‐written and directed by G. Solari and in 1998 he plays the lead role in the short film by D. Marengo Dead Train, featured in cinema theatres before Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry. In the same year, the Taviani brothers choose him as the protagonist of the film Tu Ridi. 1999 sees his return to cinema as actor and director with the film La fame e la sete, co-­‐written with Vincenzo Cerami, and in July of the same year, he plays the lead role in Buffa Opera -­‐ Concerto apocalittico per Grilli, Margherite, Blatta e Orchestra written by Stefano Benni with original music composed by Ennio Morricone and Luca Francesconi, presented at the Festival "Taormina Arte". The following winter he resumes his theatrical tour of the show Giù al Nord while in 2000 he stars with Fabrizio Bentivoglio in the film La lingua del Santo directed by C. Mazzacurati. In February of the following year he makes his debut at La Scala in Milan interpreting the famous musical tale Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, with the orchestra conducted by Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, La Scala theater production. In 2002, his Il nostro matrimonio è in crisi is released in cinemas. In this project he is screenwriter (with V. Cerami and M. Serra), director and actor. He then returns on stage with Buffa Opera, a one act for orchestra and chorus (Kammerton Vocal Ensemble) produced by Piccolo Teatro di Milano. The following year he is on the TV show Non c’è problema written with Andrea Salerno, Andrea Purgatori, M. Serra, Ruis Gabriella and Piero Guerrera (aired on Rai Tre). From this work a theatre play is derived: Personaggi directed by G. Solari. That same year he is featured in the documentary L’uomo flessibile by Stefano Consigli adapted from the Diario postumo di un lavoratore flessibile by Luciano Gallino. In 2004 he stars in the commedy E’ già ieri directed by Giulio Manfredonia, and in 2005 he stages Personaggi written with M. Serra, P. Guerrera, E. Santin, G. Solari (directed by the latter). The same year he is chosen by Pupi Avati for the film La seconda notte di nozze. He is also 8 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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on stage with Psicoparty by A. Albanese and M. Serra (written with G. Solari, P. Guerrera, E. Santin and directed by G. Solari). In 2007, he is the lead in two major films: Manuale d’Amore 2 directed by Giovanni Veronesi and Silvio Soldini's Giorni e Nuvole. He is then signed by RAI Tre to participate to the very popular TV show Che Tempo che fa for the years 2007 to 2011. After co-­‐starring with Kim Rossi Stuart on Francesca Archibugi’s Questione di cuore he makes his debut as an Opera director at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan with The conveniences and inconveniences by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Domenico Gilardoni, orchesta director Marco Guidarini. In 2010 he toured with the show Personaggi written with M. Serra, P. Guerrera, E. Santin and with the collaboration of G. Solari in 2011 and is in cinemas with the Qualunquemente directed by G. Manfredonia. In the same year he is part of the International cast performing in Woody Allen’s To Rome with Love. In December 2012, Tutto Tutto Niente Niente hits national theatres, directed once again by G. Manfredonia. In 2013 he is the main interpreter of Intrepido – a lonely hero, Gianni Amelio’s film selected in the Competition at the Venice International Film Festival. 9 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Livia Rossi Livia Rossi was born in 1993 in Milan where she studied at the Liceo Classico Alessandro Manzoni. She attended the school “Quelli di Grock” (2007-­‐2011) and “Centro Studio Oltreunpo’ Teatro” (2011-­‐2013). In 2013 she attended two seminars conducted by John Strasberg both in Milan and New York. 10 non-­‐contractual credits intrepido
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Gabriele Rendina Gabriele Rendina was born in Rome in 1990. He is a musician, he studies violin and composition at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome and is also enrolled in the faculty of Philosophy at university. He writes the musics for various plays, particularly with young French director and playwright Costantin Jopeck-­‐ Laffont del Cardayre, as well as numerous compositions for ensemble. From percussions to chamber orchestra, performed in different concert halls, this year at the Parco della Musica in Rome, with with Tonino Battista. The musical side is always dialoguing with visual, performative and multimedia aspects, and with artistic and photographic collectives – such as Artcock and Nea Gumprecht. Intrepido – a lonely hero by Gianni Amelio is his first theatrical appearance. 11 non-­‐contractual credits