Action (1980 film)

Action
Directed by Tinto Brass
Produced by Ars Cinematografica
Written by Tinto Brass
Gian Carlo Fusco
Roberto Lerici
Vincenzo Maria Siniscalchi
Starring Luc Merenda
Music by Riccardo Giovannini
Blue Malbeix Band
Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti
Edited by Tinto Brass
Release dates
 4 January 1980
Running time
 120 mins
Country Italy
Language Italian

Action is a 1980 Italian black comedy directed by Tinto Brass. The film is reminiscent of the director's earlier avant-garde low-budget works such as The Howl and Nerosubianco.

Brass faced many difficulties in Italy due to lawsuits concerning the production of Caligula and he could film Action in London in 1979.[1]

Plot

Bruno Martel (Luc Merenda) is a "Z movie" actor with hero syndrome, often quarrelling with directors. He meets Doris (Susanna Javicoli) an actress who is obsessed with Ophelia but cannot get any Shakespearean bookings. One day, during a nervous breakdown, Bruno "rescues" Doris from the set, leaving the town to encounter various absurd situations. They meet an old anarchist (Alberto Sorrentino) who thinks he is Giuseppe Garibaldi and the three are locked at a mental asylum where Doris commits suicide. Bruno and "Garibaldi" escape and take refuge at an awkward petrol station run by Florence (Adriana Asti) and her invalid husband Joe (Alberto Lupo).

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Action (1979)

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