Il Castello
The Castle
THE CASTLE is a movie about Malpensa airport, a place where bureaucracy, procedures and control put a serious strain on the freedom of individuals, animals and goods passing through. The airport is a strategic place where all law enforcement agencies of a country come together. Here's where new control measures are reviewed: a permanent security testing area unlike any other public place.
Director's Biography
Massimo D'Anolfi, born 1974 in Pescara, Italy. He started with video works in the early 1990s and ended up in full-fledged cinema. Together with Martina Parenti he has already made two documentaries, IPROMESSI SPOSI (The Betrothed, 2006, doc) and GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2009, doc), that premiered at Locarno IFF. Martina Parenti, born 1972 in Milan, Italy. She makes documentaries for cinema and television. IL CASTELLO (The Castle, 2011, doc) is her latest project in collaboration with Massimo D'Anolfi and won the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs Film Festival 2011.
Architektur und Gesellschaft | Architecture and Society 2012
Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Parenti
Italy 2011
color
90 minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti
Cinematography Massimo D'Anolfi
Editing Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti
Sound/Sounddesign Massimo Mariani, Studio Barzan
Music Massimo Mariani
Production
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