Lo Zio di Brooklyn

Lo Zio di Brooklyn (1995)

The Uncle from Brooklyn

The best italian film of the 90's, the most extreme and radical work since SALO', a ruthless representation, in a surreal-metaphorical key, of a civilization condemned to worshipping its own blindness. The two sicilian directors use a language free from compromise and from the traditional storyline rules: the movie is photographed in a sharp and very contrasting black & white, with no beautiful pimp music, and lacks a logical story. There are no women (the ones we see are actually men), and the language is strict sicilian dialect. The directing style is characterized by long fixed shots on a post-atomic world, which is really present-day Palermo, inhabited by fat people in socks and underwear who burp and fart while roaming around smelly alleyways and waste dumps.

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Salvatore Gattuso
Salvatore Gattuso
as Zio di Brooklyn
Pippo Agusta
Pippo Agusta
as Don Masino
Salvatore Schiera
Salvatore Schiera
as Gaetano Gemelli
Gaspare Marchione
Gaspare Marchione
as Totò Gemelli
Natale Lauria
Natale Lauria
as Iachino Gemelli
Rosario Carollo
Rosario Carollo
as Ciccio Gemelli
Pietro Rizzo
Pietro Rizzo
as Sarino
Francesco Arnao
Francesco Arnao
as San Polifemo
Antonino Bruno
Antonino Bruno
as Il Mago Zoras
Luigi Cinà
Luigi Cinà
as Paliddu
Bruno Di Benedetto
Bruno Di Benedetto
as La Nana
Salvatore Farina
Salvatore Farina
as Madre del mago Zoras
Umberto Florulli
Umberto Florulli
as Cantante
Pietro Giordano
Pietro Giordano
as Vendicatore
Giovanni Gucciardi
Giovanni Gucciardi
as Custode cinema
Giovanni Lo Giudice
Giovanni Lo Giudice
as Cantante fallito
Giuseppe Paviglianiti
Giuseppe Paviglianiti
as Guardiano dei cani
Mario Salmeri
Mario Salmeri
as Guida
Massimo Salmeri
Massimo Salmeri
as Uomo che cerca Pedro
Vincenzo Serio
Vincenzo Serio
as Guardia di Don Masino
Mariano Spataro
Mariano Spataro
as Mariano u' 'ngrasciatu
Francesco Tirone
Francesco Tirone
as U' capitanu
Camillo Conti
Camillo Conti
as Primo prigioniero
Angelo Prollo
Angelo Prollo
as Secondo prigioniero
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Giuseppe Di Stefano
as Boss Nano
Ernesto Gattuso
Ernesto Gattuso
as Secondo Boss Nano
Franco Maresco
Franco Maresco
as Himself
Ciccio Mira
Ciccio Mira
as Bit Part
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Franco Maresco
Franco Maresco
Director
Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì
Director
Renzo Mazzone
Renzo Mazzone
Executive Producer
Umberto Castagna
Umberto Castagna
Production Supervisor
Maurizio Cremisini
Maurizio Cremisini
Assistant Camera
Massimo Valgarenghi
Massimo Valgarenghi
Grip
Enzo Venezia
Enzo Venezia
Production Design
Walter Faitanini
Walter Faitanini
Property Master
Donato Montanaro
Donato Montanaro
Property Master
Francesco Vallocchia
Francesco Vallocchia
Dialogue Editor
Paolo Amici
Paolo Amici
Sound Effects Editor
Arnaldo Da Corte
Arnaldo Da Corte
Generator Operator
Riccardo Palmieri
Riccardo Palmieri
Sound Engineer
Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì
Screenplay
Joseph Vitale
Joseph Vitale
Music
Antonino Tartaglia
Antonino Tartaglia
Production Secretary
Saverio Lancia
Saverio Lancia
Sound Effects Editor
Sandro Fabbriani
Sandro Fabbriani
Key Grip
Jacopo Quadri
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì
Story
Franco Maresco
Franco Maresco
Screenplay
Fabio Marasà
Fabio Marasà
Assistant Production Manager
Piero Fondi
Piero Fondi
Boom Operator
Claudio Fabbriani
Claudio Fabbriani
Grip
Alessandro Abate
Alessandro Abate
Script Supervisor
Paolo Pucci
Paolo Pucci
Sound Effects Editor
David Quadroli
David Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Sergio Cipri
Sergio Cipri
Still Photographer
Alessandro Saulini
Alessandro Saulini
Chief Lighting Technician
Galliano Juso
Galliano Juso
Producer
Luca Bigazzi
Luca Bigazzi
Cinematography
Enzo Venezia
Enzo Venezia
Costume Design
Daniele Ciprì
Daniele Ciprì
Writer
Fabio Nunziata
Fabio Nunziata
Sound Editor
César Meneghetti
César Meneghetti
First Assistant Editor
Franco Maresco
Franco Maresco
Writer
Lillo Iacolino
Lillo Iacolino
Assistant Director
Daniele Quadroli
Daniele Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Alessandro Spinelli
Alessandro Spinelli
Electrician
Alfonso Vicari
Alfonso Vicari
Assistant Camera
Tommaso Caporrimo
Tommaso Caporrimo
Production Secretary
Franco Maresco
Franco Maresco
Story
Giancarlo Balmas
Giancarlo Balmas
Assistant Editor
Gianni Carpentieri
Gianni Carpentieri
Administration
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