Il Futuro
| Il Futuro | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Alicia Scherson |
| Produced by |
Bruno Bettati Christoph Friedel Mario Mazzarotto Emanuele Nespeca Luis Ángel Ramírez Claudia Steffen |
| Written by | Alicia Scherson |
| Based on |
Una novelita lumpen by Roberto Bolaño |
| Starring |
Manuela Martelli Rutger Hauer Luigi Ciardo Nicolas Vaporidis Alessandro Giallocosta |
| Music by |
Caroline Chaspoul Eduardo Henríquez |
| Cinematography | Ricardo DeAngelis |
| Studio |
Movimento Film Jirafa Pandora Films La Ventura Astronauta Films Jaleo Films |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country |
Italy Chile Germany Spain |
| Language |
Italian Spanish English |
| Box office | $14,001[1] |
Il Futuro is a 2013 drama film directed by Alicia Scherson. Based on Roberto Bolaño's novel Una novelita lumpen, the film stars Manuela Martelli and Rutger Hauer. The film was shot in Italy, Chile and Germany and is an Italian-Chilean-German-Spanish production.
Plot
When their parents die, Bianca and Tomas where owners of their destiny. They received a visit from a clerk of the social security and she agreed to give all responsibility of their situation to the young Bianca. Both kids attended a local school but the circumstances led them to abandon their studies. Bianca starts working in a hairdresser and Tomas gain a position as a clerk of a local gym. Very soon the hazards of the world appeared as two friends of Tomas from the gym to proposed a secret plan in a house of retired actor, Maciste. The orphans explore the dangerous streets of adulthood until Bianca finds Maciste and enters his dark mansion in search of a future.
Cast
- Luigi Ciardo as Tomas
- Manuela Martelli as Bianca
- Rutger Hauer as Maciste
- Nicolas Vaporidis as Libio
- Alessandro Giallocosta as Boloñes
- Pino Calabrese as Policeman[2]
Reception
Critical response
Il Futuro has received mainly positive reviews from critics, as it currently holds a 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews.[3]
Bill Weber of Slant Magazine gave the film two out of four stars, saying "Il Futuro is a well-crafted 'literary' film in mostly counterproductive ways. Following a dubiously motivated opening homage to the aerial highway shot that begins The Shining, the film is a good-looking series of ambitious tropes and contrivances that don't seem to express much significance, even when it settles into its own haunted-house setting halfway through."[4]
References
- ↑ As of 21 Nov. 2013; http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ilfuturo.htm
- ↑ "Il Futuro". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
- ↑ Il Futuro at Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ "Il Futuro | Film Review". Slant Magazine. 2013-9-3. Retrieved 2014-1-10.