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The Vesuvians (Italian: I vesuviani) is a 1997 Italian anthology film directed by Antonio Capuano, Pappi Corsicato, Antonietta de Lillo, Stefano Incerti and Mario Martone. It consists of five segments, all set in Naples. It was entered into the main competition at the 1997 Venice Film Festival.
Jun 27, 1997 · Writer. Five Neapolitan directors depict life in the city under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius for this anthology film of comedy, drama, surrealism, and political commentary.
Offering a host of different visions--a quintet of fairytale visions of Naples by five of the city's most accomplished filmmakers: firstly, "La Stirpe di Iana/Iana's Descendants" concerns a tale of kidnapping and a group of modern-day warrior women on motorcycles, all named after Italian...
Dec 7, 1997 · The Vesuvians. Italian. Production: A Mikado release (in Italy) of a Megaris/Mikado production in association with RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Telepiu. (International sales: Sacis, Rome.)...
Offering a host of different visions--a quintet of fairytale visions of Naples by five of the city's most accomplished filmmakers: firstly, "La Stirpe di Iana/Iana's Descendants" concerns a tale of kidnapping and a group of modern-day warrior women on motorcycles, all named after Italian soap-powder brands; "Maruzella" centers on a maudlin, agin...
- Antonio Capuano
- Anna Bonaiuto
A fisherman who lives in the Rione Terra of Pozzuoli, catches a polyp that at night is transformed into a sensuous woman. An odd black prince who claims to be the brother of the unfortunate woman tells the fisherman about the sad fate to which she has been condemned by a magic spell.
Dec 1, 1997 · Directed by Mario Martone. Screenplay, Martone, Fabrizia Remondino. Camera (color), Pasquale Mari; editor, Jacopo Quadri; costume design, Ortensia De Francesco; sound (Dolby SR), Iaquone,...
