The Ideal City
2012 Italian film
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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.[1][2] The film premiered in International Film Critics' Week section at 69th Venice International Film Festival on August 11, 2012.[3]
Virginia Borgi
Massimo Gaudioso
Desideria Rayner
Catrinel Menghia
Luigi Maria Burruano
| The Ideal City | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Luigi Lo Cascio |
| Screenplay by | Luigi Lo Cascio Virginia Borgi Massimo Gaudioso Desideria Rayner |
| Produced by | Angelo Barbagallo |
| Starring | Luigi Lo Cascio Catrinel Menghia Luigi Maria Burruano |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Mari |
| Edited by | Desideria Rayner |
| Music by | Andrea Rocca |
Production companies | BiBi Film Rai Cinema |
| Distributed by | Cinecittà Luce |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film screened at number of film festivals before having a theatrical release in Italy on April 11, 2013.[4]
Plot
Cast
- Luigi Lo Cascio as Michele Grassadonia
- Catrinel Menghia as Alexandra
- Luigi Maria Burruano as Avv. Scalici
- Aida Burruano as Madre
- Barbara Enrichi as Giudice
- Massimo Foschi as Avv. Chiantini
- Roberto Herlitzka as Custode Maneggio
- Alfonso Santagata as Pubblico Ministero
- Manuel Zicarelli as Marco
Reception
The film received mixed to positive reviews from the critics. Boyd van Hoeij in his review for Variety said that "An ecologically minded Italo engineer finds himself in judicial quicksand after he pulls over his borrowed car to help someone lying in the road, in this intriguing, only lightly absurdist drama."[5] Jennie Kermode of Eye for Film gave the film four out of five stars and called it "An intriguing piece of work and particularly impressive for a début feature, this won't be everybody's ideal film but some viewers will adore it."[6] Mymovies.it said that "The ideal city remains an important debut and mature in the spread of so much ugliness takes the side of beauty."[7]
Accolades
| Year | Group/Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Venice Film Festival | Best Italian Film | Luigi Lo Cascio | Won | [8] |
| 2013 | Bimbi Belli Festival | Best Film | Luigi Lo Cascio | Nominated | [9][10] |
| David di Donatello Awards | Best New Director | Luigi Lo Cascio | Nominated | [11] | |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best New Director | Luigi Lo Cascio | Nominated | [12] | |
| Roseto First Work Festival | Golden Rose | Luigi Lo Cascio | Won | [13] | |
| 2014 | World Premieres Film Festival | Best Environmental Feature | Luigi Lo Cascio | Nominated | [14] |