Todo modo
Todo modo | |
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Directed by | Elio Petri |
Screenplay by | Berto Pelosso Elio Petri |
Based on |
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Produced by | Daniele Senatore |
Starring | Gian Maria Volonté Marcello Mastroianni Mariangela Melato |
Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production company | Cinevera |
Distributed by | PIC |
Release dates | |
Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Todo modo (lit. "By all means"),
Plot
During a mysterious epidemic in Italy, numerous political leaders, industrialists, bankers, and business leaders of the ruling party, the
Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté as M.
- Marcello Mastroianni as Don Gaetano
- Mariangela Melato as Giacinta, M.'s wife
- Ciccio Ingrassia as Voltrano
- Franco Citti as M.'s driver
- Tino Scotti as the cook
- Renato Salvatori as Dr. Scalambri, the judge
- Michel Piccoli as He
- Cesare Gelli as Arras, Vice Commissioner
Production
Volonté's character "M." (who was not in Sciascia's book but invented by Petri)[6] was modeled after Aldo Moro, then prime minister of Italy.[5] As Elio Petri noted in his diary, the actor was so absorbed with his role that he took on the movements and intonation of Moro throughout the filming.[5] In the words of Petri biographers Federico Bacci, Nicola Guarneri and Stefano Leone, the film is a portrait of the "deviant" mental structure of the men in power of the Christian Democrats.[7]
Release and reception
Todo modo met with much controversy during its initial release.[6] In his review for L'espresso, Alberto Moravia argued that the film was driven solely by its "hatred against the ruling group currently in power in Italy".[8] Leonardo Sciascia, author of the novel which the film was based upon, defended Petri's adaptation, stating, "Todo modo is a Pasolini film, in the sense that the trial that Pasolini wanted and was unable to bring against the Christian Democratic ruling class is now done by Petri."[6] Two years later, after the Red Brigade's murder of Aldo Moro, the film, depending on the source, was either withdrawn from circulation[4] or outright banned.[9]
In 2014, the film, restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and the National Museum of Cinema, Turin,[1][5] was presented at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[1] It saw a theatrical re-release the following year.[1]
Awards
- Nastro d'argento for Best Supporting Actor Ciccio Ingrassia[1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Todo modo". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ISBN 9780520057449.
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (14 December 1979). "Screen: Two Vehicles For Mastroianni at Thalia". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Todo Modo. 1976. Directed by Elio Petri". Museum of Modern Art. 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Giubilei, Franco (1 September 2014). "Restaurato "Todo Modo", il film che anticipò l'uccisione di Aldo Moro". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Todo modo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ISBN 9788807740213.
- ^ "Todo modo: antologia critica". Il Cinema ritrovato (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ISBN 9781517911386.
External links
- Todo modo at IMDb
- Moliterno, Gino (March 2013). "Todo modo". Senses of Cinema. No. 66.