The Ideal City (2013)
1h 45m
Running Time
April 11, 2013Release Date
The Ideal City (2013)
1h 45m
Running Time
April 11, 2013Release Date
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Plot.
Actor turned director Luigi Lo Cascio stars as the talented architect and fervent environmentalist Michele who has moved from Palermo to his ideal city, Siena. He holds a successful job and is living out a dream experiment of functioning one year without running water or electricity. Not surprisingly, he also displays a passionate opposition to cars and driving. One evening, after being forced to borrow his boss’ car in order to collect a colleague for a work function, Michele’s life takes an unexpected turn. In the blinding rain Michele hits something he cannot identify. After leaving a note on a parked car he believes he damaged, he continues down the road only to come across a dead body a few miles down which he later discovers belongs to one of Siena’s most important luminaries. Michele immediately calls the police, but in doing so, he unwittingly brings intense suspicion on himself as his uncertainty raises more questions than he has answers for.
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Cast & Crew.

Luigi Lo Cascio
Michele / Writer / Director / Script / Screenplay

Luigi Maria Burruano
Avv. Scalici

Catrinel Marlon
Alexandra

Aida Burruano
Madre

Barbara Enrichi
Giudice

Massimo Foschi
Avv. Chiantini

Alfonso Santagata
Pubblico Ministero

Roberto Herlitzka
Custode del Maneggio

Carlo Capalbo
Passante

Vincenzo Pirrotta
Actor

Manuel Zicarelli
Marco

Franco Ravera
Actor

Virginia Borg
Screenplay

Massimo Gaudioso
Screenplay

Desideria Rayner
Screenplay / Editor

Rudia Cascione
Makeup Department Head / Makeup Artist

Claudia Cravotta
Assistant Production Manager

Emiliano Verni
Unit Manager

Mascia Calamandrei
First Assistant Editor

Alberto Grassi
Generator Operator

Maria Rita Barbera
Costume Design

Marco Tosti
Second Assistant Director

Diego Guerra
Stunt Double

Ludovica Ferrario
Production Design

Paolo Segat
Recording Supervision

Vittorio Sodano
Makeup Designer

Sergio Verdecchia
Driver

Francesco Spina
Props

Nicola Sganga
Visual Effects Supervisor

Fabiola Banzi
Casting

Elisa Tiziani
Digital Compositor

Daniele Caiuli
Electrician

Alessio Cianciuolo
Grip

Massimo Gubinelli
Colorist

Gianluca Salerno
Digital Compositor

Maria Panicucci
Production Manager

Stefano Maria Mioni
Stunt Coordinator

Nico Marzano
First Assistant Director

Michela Minischetti
Casting Assistant

Angelo Barbagallo
Producer

Gaetano Daniele
Executive Producer

Nicola Console
Production Design

Daiana Geirola
Second Assistant Camera

Marco J. Federici
Thanks

Laurence Plon
Thanks

Fabrizio Gifuni
Thanks

Gaetano Savatteri
Thanks

Carlo Tozzi
Production Assistant

Massimo Del Signore
Production Secretary

Luigi Casalino
Thanks

Giuseppe Gandini
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Antonello Madeo
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Renaud Personnaz
Camera Operator

Sara De Marsanich
Production Coordinator

Giacomo Casalino
Thanks

Maurizio Di Bartolomei
Accountant

Virgilio Gazzolo
Thanks

Gustav Hofer
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Massimo Termini
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Thomas Fazi
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Laetitia Reynolds
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Alfredo Miserocchi
Production Assistant

Michele Castelli
Thanks

Gherardo Colombo
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Paolo Mazzini
Thanks

Phyllida Poltock
Thanks

Giorgio Toso
First Assistant Camera

Moira Grassi
Thanks

Luca Lo Iacono
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Tommaso Isidoro Lo Cascio
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Marco Tullio Giordana
Thanks

Francesco Audino
Thanks

Benjamin Maier
Electrician

Lorenzo Moneta
Main Title Designer

Alex McGowan
Thanks

Tiziana Siciliano
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Fabio Grassadonia
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Carlo Fineschi
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Giacobbe Gamberini
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Anna Rita Peritore
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Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 11, 2013
Original NameLa città ideale
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Box Office$933,259
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
italian filmmaker
Wiki.
The Ideal City (Italian: La città ideale) is a 2012 Italian thriller drama film, written and directed by Luigi Lo Cascio. It is Cascio's directorial debut film. The film premiered in International Film Critics' Week section at 69th Venice International Film Festival on August 11, 2012.
The film screened at number of film festivals before having a theatrical release in Italy on April 11, 2013.
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