Gomorrah

Gomorrah

DVD - 2009

Five disparate tales of Naples' mafia underworld, known as the Camorra, centered around a housing project controlled by the mob. As adapted from the best-selling exposé by undercover Italian reporter, Roberto Saviano, the film depicts a culture that is thoroughly corrupted by organized crime.

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Subjects
Organized crime > Italy > Drama.
Gangsters > Italy > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Italy > Drama.
Drug dealers > Italy > Drama.
Drive-by shootings > Italy > Drama.
Hazardous wastes > Accidents > Italy > Drama.
Tailors > Italy > Drama.
Firearms theft > Italy > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Crime films.
Gangster films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Genres
Feature films
Foreign films
Crime films
Gangster films
Film adaptations
Fiction films
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection [2009]
Language
Italian
English
Corporate Authors
RAI Cinema (Firm), Fandango (Firm)
Corporate Authors
RAI Cinema (Firm) (production company), Fandango (Firm)
Other Authors
Matteo Garrone, 1968- (screenwriter), Roberto Saviano, 1979- (film producer), Maurizio Braucci (actor), Ugo Chiti, 1943- (-), Gianni Di Gregorio, Massimo Gaudioso, 1958-, Martin Scorsese, Domenico Procacci, 1960-, Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale, 1969-, Salvatore Cantalupo, Gigio Morra, Salvatore Abbruzzese, Marco Macor, 1985-, Ciro Petrone, Carmine Paternoster
Edition
Director approved special edition
Item Description
From the book: Gomorra / by Roberto Saviano.
Special features: Disc 1. original theatrical trailers. Disc 2. "Gomorrah: five short stories" making of documentary (Fandango Productions, 2008, directed by Melania Carucci, 62 min.); Interview with director Matteo Garrone (2009, 23 min.) ; Interview with actor Toni Servillo (2009, 14 min.); Interview with Roberto Saviano (directed by Melania Carucci, 2009, 43 min.); "Actors" featurette (11 min.); Deleted scenes (13 min.).
Booklet includes essay, "Terminal beach", by film scholar Chuck Stephens.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards
Winner, Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 2008.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Marco Onorato ; editor, Marco Spoletini ; production design, Paolo Bonfini ; costume designer, Alessandra Cardini.
ISBN
9781604652239
Access
For home use or face-to-face teaching.
  • Disc 1: Feature ; Original theatrical trailers
  • Disc 2: Special features: "Making of" documentary (Fandango Productions, 2008, directed by Melania Carucci, ca. 62 min.) ; Interview with director Matteo Garrone (2009, ca. 23 min.) ; Interview with actor Toni Servillo (2009, ca. 14 min.) ; Interview with Roberto Saviano (directed by Melania Carucci, 2009, ca. 43 min.) ; Actors featurette (ca. 11 min.) ; Deleted scenes (ca. 13 min.).
Review by Library Journal Review

Basing his work on the explosive expose by Roberto Saviano that made the Mafia insider a marked man, director Matteo Garrone brings an unsentimental realism to his portrait of the insidious reach of the Camorra in Naples, Italy. Balancing a handful of interconnected story lines of crime syndicate involvement in areas including textile making, drug dealing, and waste management, this unflinching film navigates a milieu of casual amorality coupled with the constant threat of violence. Not for the faint of heart. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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