The Ideal City (2013)
April 11, 2013Release Date
The Ideal City (2013)
April 11, 2013Release Date
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
Catrinel Marlon
Alexandra
Luigi Maria Burruano
Avv. Scalici
Aida Burruano
Madre
Massimo Foschi
Avv. Chiantini
Barbara Enrichi
Giudice
Alfonso Santagata
Pubblico Ministero
Massimo Gaudioso
Writer
Roberto Herlitzka
Custode del Maneggio
Desideria Rayner
Writer
Carlo Capalbo
Passante
Angelo Barbagallo
Producer
Andrea Rocca
Composer
Manuel Zicarelli
Marco
Vittorio Sodano
Makeup Designer
Pasquale Mari
Cinematographer
Stefano Maria Mioni
Stunt Coordinator
Fabrizio Gifuni
Thanks
Gaetano Daniele
Executive Producer
Marco Tullio Giordana
Thanks
Virgilio Gazzolo
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Giuseppe Gandini
Thanks
Gustav Hofer
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Luca Ragazzi
Thanks
Fabiola Banzi
Casting
Gaetano Savatteri
Thanks
Fabio Grassadonia
Thanks
Antonio Piazza
Thanks
Thomas Fazi
Thanks
Renaud Personnaz
Camera Operator
Paolo Segat
Recording Supervision
Maria Rita Barbera
Costume Design
Nicola Sganga
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ludovica Ferrario
Production Design
Giorgio Toso
First Assistant Camera
Maria Panicucci
Production Manager
Massimo Gubinelli
Colorist
Marco Tosti
Second Assistant Director
Giacobbe Gamberini
Thanks
Moira Grassi
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Francesco Audino
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Benjamin Maier
Electrician
Gherardo Colombo
Thanks
Carlo Tozzi
Production Assistant
Alberto Grassi
Generator Operator
Rudia Cascione
Makeup Artist / Makeup Department Head
Phyllida Poltock
Thanks
Diego Guerra
Stunt Double
Mascia Calamandrei
First Assistant Editor
Daniele Caiuli
Electrician
Claudia Cravotta
Assistant Production Manager
Francesco Spina
Props
Paolo Mazzini
Thanks
Alfredo Miserocchi
Production Assistant
Virginia Borg
Screenplay
Marco J. Federici
Thanks
Nicola Console
Production Design
Massimo Del Signore
Production Secretary
Gianluca Salerno
Digital Compositor
Emiliano Verni
Unit Manager
Sergio Verdecchia
Driver
Michele Castelli
Thanks
Elisa Tiziani
Digital Compositor
Carlo Fineschi
Thanks
Nico Marzano
First Assistant Director
Michela Minischetti
Casting Assistant
Alessio Cianciuolo
Grip
Daiana Geirola
Second Assistant Camera
Maurizio Di Bartolomei
Accountant
Lorenzo Moneta
Main Title Designer
Sara De Marsanich
Production Coordinator
Tommaso Isidoro Lo Cascio
Thanks
Luigi Casalino
Thanks
Giacomo Casalino
Thanks
Luca Lo Iacono
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Antonello Madeo
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Alex McGowan
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Anna Rita Peritore
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Laurence Plon
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Laetitia Reynolds
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Tiziana Siciliano
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Massimo Termini
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Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 11, 2013
Original NameLa città ideale
StatusReleased
Box Office$933,259
Genres
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.