Mediterraneo

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Cast & Crew

Diego Abatantuono
Nicola Lorusso

Claudio Bigagli
Raffaele Montini

Giuseppe Cederna
Antonio Farina

Claudio Bisio
Corrado Noventa

Gigio Alberti
Eliseo Strazzabosco

Ugo Conti
Luciano Colasanti

Vanna Barba
Vassilissa

Memo Dini
Libero Munaron

Vasco Mirandola
Felice Munaron

Luigi Montini
Pope

Irene Grazioli
Pastorella

Gabriele Salvatores
Director

Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer

Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer

Gianni Minervini
Producer

Giancarlo Bigazzi
Original Music

Marco Bigazzi
Original Music

Italo Petriccione
Cinematographer

Nino Baragli
Film Editing

Thalia Istikopoulou
Production Design

Francesco Panni
Costume Design

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Audience Reviews for Mediterraneo

• Jan 18, 2012

  A fabulous tale of the calm in the middle of the storm. An Italian unit in the midst of the Second World War is stationed in a land in Greece that the war forgot. They end up discovering their humanity.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Aug 18, 2009

  The outline of this film appears in other postings, so I will just add my two drachma by way of critical appraisal. In case you are in any doubt, Mediterraneo ranks in my best three ever - a magnificent film. If you never see it, part of your life will have been unlived. Mediterraneo epitomises the difference between Hollywood and the demands of a largely US audience and the subtler approach of the European director/writer who seeks simply to express him/herself through the medium. I read two reviews in the Washington Post both of which managed to misunderstand the film completely, one going so far as to characterise the cast as "Marx Brothers". In fact, they are probably the finest ensemble of characters I have ever seen in film - a completely disparate group of individuals who nearly all manage to find spiritual (and sexual) fulfulment in the sensuality of Aegean island life. The film is multi-layered and, the more obvious ones, such as the powerful anti-war message and the venality of post-Fascist Italy are often mentioned. But no-one has ever picked up on the phrase "una face, una race" which is repeated throughout the film. This is the nostrum that Italians and Greeks have a common Mediterranean heritage (come on Washington Post hacks - didn't the title give you a clue?) and that there is an enormous irony in the Italians - who rightly pride themselves on the antiquity of their civilisation - seeking to subdue another culture whose origins are 2000 years older. This is underlined by the easy participation of the soldiers in both high and low Greek culture, .....the painting of the frescoes in the church (n.b. the Orthodox Church predating the Holy Roman Empire by centuries - clever eh!) and the wonderful unifying theme of football, which only a European or South American viewer could truly appreciate. The group's ambivalent attitude to sexual mores adds to the sense of the place as essentially a home for Greco-Roman sensuality - a fact which is gloriously exposed with the later juxtaposition of our band of heroes with the starched British Royal Navy officers who arrive to remove them from the island. I have not seen any mention in other reviews of the beautiful cadence of the Italian dialogue - as lilting as the bazouki music which accompanies much of the film. The sense of disillusionment that takes over the film at the end is very powerful and it is no accident that Salvatore shows us the Lieutenant returning to the island on a ferry full of burnt-pink tourists. This is a film that can only truly be appreciated if you have a feeling for, and understanding, of European culture. This is a film for grown-ups. Mediterraneo demonstrates that though box-office grosses for European films are small (unless it is something produced explicity for a US audience, like the truly dreadful Four Weddings) our directors have managed to stay true to their craft.
  Cassandra M Super Reviewer
• Jan 20, 2009

  Not much to see as the story progresses,for a Greek individual,it's closer to reality and customs.The platoon's members are celebrating,a sensual echo is lying around the Aegean and of course,music which transforms their boring patrol into a new adventure...OK,it sounds sappy,but not in a horrible way.
  Dimitris S Super Reviewer
• Jun 04, 2007

  An indisputable representative of the "commedia all'italiana" great story and characters, the lack of "depth" is counteracted with great sense of humor. guaranteed entertainment.
  Pierluigi P Super Reviewer

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