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7.3

Open Doors (1990)

Porte aperte
Running time: 108 min. | Genre: Drama, 1930s
Open Doors

Synopsis

On 10 March 1937, in Palermo, the clerk Tommaso Scalia that was the scapegoat for embezzlement in the Confederation Building kills with a bayonet his former chief, the lawyer Spadafora Vincenzo, and his replacement, the accountant Speciale Antonio. Then he drives his car through a lonely road and rapes and executes his wife with a shot on her head. He goes to trial expecting to receive the capital punishment, but Judge Vito Di Francesco that is against the death penalty finds evidences that the murder has a passionate motive. However, the defendant wants to be executed by the firing squad in an eccentric situation.

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

David di Donatello

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Leading Actor (Gian Maria Volonté) WINNER
  • Best Sound WINNER
  • Best Costume WINNER
  • Best Director (Gianni Amelio) NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Cinematography NOMINATED
  • Best Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Producer NOMINATED
  • Best Production Design NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Ennio Fantastichini) NOMINATED

European Film Awards

  • Best European Film WINNER
  • Best European Cinematographer WINNER
  • European Discovery Award WINNER

Details

Original title

Porte aperte

Director

Gianni Amelio

Producer

Erre Produzioni, Istituto Luce, Urania Film, Raidue

Running time

108 min.

Screenwriter

Gianni Amelio, Vincenzo Cerami, Alessandro Sermoneta (Novela: Leonardo Sciascia)

Music

Franco Piersanti

Cinematography

Tonino Nardi

Year

1990

Country

Italy Italy

Ranking

IMDb
7.2
Unopeliculas
7.3

 

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