Crack (film)
| Crack | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giulio Base |
| Screenplay by | Giulio Base Franco Bertini |
| Produced by | Claudio Bonivento |
| Starring | Giulio Base Gianmarco Tognazzi |
| Cinematography | Alessio Gelsini Torresi |
| Edited by | Claudio Di Mauro |
| Music by | Oscar Prudente |
Release date |
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| Language | Italian |
Crack is a 1991 Italian sports drama film co-written and directed by Giulio Base, in his directorial debut. It premiered at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
- Giulio Base as Wolfango
- Gianmarco Tognazzi as Francesco
- Pietro Genuardi as Sascia
- Giuseppe Pianviti as Michele
- Franco Bertini as Rodolfo
- Antonella Ponziani as Roberta
- Marcello Perracchio as Antonio Forte
- Franco Pistoni as Gino
- Valeria Marini as Moira
- Mario Brega as Trainer
Production
The film is an adaptation of Franco Bertini's play of the same title, with Base reprising the role he had performed on stage.[1][2] Principal photography began in late February 1991.[2] The film had a budget of about 2 billion lire.[2]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 48th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Mattinate del Cinema Italiano ("Italian Cinema Mornings") sidebar.[3] It was also screened at the 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Zabaltegi Award.[4]
Reception
Italian film critic Maurizio Fantoni Minnella praised the film, which "exhibits a distinctive visual approach to its narrative material", characterized by a directing style that emphasizes immediacy and a clearly identifiable narrative rhythm.[5] Alessandra Levantesi from La Stampa described it as "a melodrama structured around an aesthetic of violence, incorporating rhythmic variations typical of American action cinema", whose "strongest qualities [...] emerge in the more intimate, almost twilight-like scenes, enhanced by Alessio Gelsini's painterly cinematography".[6]
For this film, Base received a David di Donatello nomination as best new director.[7][8] For his performance, Gianmarco Tognazzi was awarded a Silver Plaque at the 1991 Grolla d'oro Awards.[9]
Further reading
- Clark, Jennifer (28 October 1991). "Reviews - Crack directed by Giulio Base". Variety. Vol. 345, no. 3. p. 44.
References
- ^ Abrate, Piera (13 May 1991). "Un regista torinese alla conquista di Roma". Stampa Sera. No. 107. p. 2.
- ^ a b c Mori, Anna Maria (9 March 1991). "Giovani pugili con tanta rabbia". la Repubblica. p. 25.
- ^ Porro, Maurizio (1 September 1991). "La mattina della prima: otto registi made in Italy". Corriere della Sera. p. 22.
- ^ Fegatelli, Renzo (29 September 1991). "La Spagna vince in casa". la Repubblica. p. 27.
- ^ Fantoni Minnella, Maurizio (2000). Bad boys: dizionario critico del cinema della ribellione giovanile (in Italian). Mondadori. pp. 46–7. ISBN 978-88-424-9808-7.
- ^ Levantesi, Alessandra (7 September 1991). "Torna un Grande freddo con ironia". La Stampa. No. 210. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Tra Salvatores e Ricky Tognazzi c'è anche Agosti". La Repubblica. 29 January 1992. p. 22.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore. p. 279. ISBN 978-88-7742-221-7.
- ^ "La Grolla d'oro a Piccioni". la Repubblica. 21 October 1991. p. 34.