Looking for Angelina
Looking for Angelina | |
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Directed by | Sergio Navarretta |
Release date | 2005 |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English, Italian |
Looking for Angelina is a 2005 Canadian drama film based on the murder case involving Angelina Napolitano.[1] Napolitano allegedly murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed.[2]
In 2003, independent film director Sergio Navarretta began researching Angelina's life for a documentary, but expanded the project into a feature film "once we realized how dramatic the facts were."[3] The film, Looking for Angelina, was shot in two weeks in 2004 in Sault Ste. Marie, on a shoestring budget of $250,000.[3][4] The writers, Alessandra Piccione and Frank Canino, took inspiration from Canino's play "The Angelina Project".[5][6] Lina Giornofelice starred as Angelina, with Alvaro D’Antonio playing Pietro.[5][6] For authenticity, large parts of the film are in period-correct Italian with English subtitles.[5][6]
The film was released on February 11, 2005, directed by
References
- ^ "Looking for Angelina (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online". Biographi.ca. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b c Navarretta the mastermind behind Angelina by Ravi Amarnath. The Gazette, University of Western Ontario, September 26, 2006 Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed June 2008
- ^ I just killed a pig by David Helwig. SooToday.com, May 06, 2004 Online version accessed June 2008
- ^ a b c d Platinum Image Film press release New Film About Italian Immigrant, March 13, 2006. Accessed June 2008 via A Guide to Women in Canadian History
- ^ a b c d e Official film website: Looking for Angelina Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 2008
- ^ "Looking for Angelina". Flixster. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
External links
- Looking for Angelina at IMDb