Country: Italy
Year: 2003
Duration: 52


Sad Cardilli is a tale, that through testimonies, bird and people songs, tells about an extraordinary world that hides along the borders of ordinary reality in the south of Italy. From the poachers who hand down the "art" generation after generation, and ex prisoner who, initiated to ornithologic passion in jail, are forced to survive catching and selling forbidden birds. From the merchants apparently ruthless, to the people who visit forbidden markets every Sunday, where improbable and grotesque, but at the same time sincere and naïve characters hide.

"Human and social material, captured by images of this documentary, responds to a very marginal world, but not scanty, of the reality in Campania composed of "sick people", passionate people, dealers, bird breeder or poachers. Of course, the hint that allows us to look around with curiosity and to deepen in this reality is only an excuse to get to know deeply a certain archaic humanity, apparently buried in the collective imaginary, but that still feeds with vigour our contemporary reality" (C. Luglio, R. Montesarchio).

Biography

film director

Carlo Luglio

Carlo Luglio (Naples, 1967) has graduated in Cinema History at DAMS in Bologna. He attends Ugo Pirro's workshops on scriptwriting at Il Leuto in Rome. He has worked as assistant director with Marco Risi, Ricky Tognazzi, Roberto Ciampanelli, and he has made several short films and a documentary on the Neapolitan dumb cinema for RAISAT Cinema.

FILMOGRAFIA

Mimmo X (cm, co-regia Diego Olivares, 1996), Les jeux sont faits (cm, co-regia Diego Olivares, 1997), Gli ultimi giorni del frullone (doc., 1999), Pittura a mano armata (doc., 1999), Il cinema salato (doc., 2000), Bolle di parole (cm, 2000), Parola di Paul (cm, 2000), Capo Nord (2002).

Romano Montesarchio

Romano Montesarchio (Caserta, 1973) has graduated in film directing and photography at the scuola di cinema Zero de conduite of the Italian Institute of Philosophical Sciences, and he attends a workshop on scriptwriting with Anna Pavignano and Umberto Contarello in the same school. He starts to work as photographer and cameraman for TV and cinema, together with his activity as scriptwriter, film critic and radio author.

FILMOGRAFIA

Cardilli addolorati (2003).

Cast

& Credits

Regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura/ Director, story, screenplay: Carlo Luglio, Romano Montesarchio
Fotografia/Director of photography: Romano Montesarchio
Montaggio/Film editor: Valentina D'Ambrosio
Produttore/Producer: Paolo Santoni, Daniele De Sanctis
Produzione/Production: Ready Made s.r.l.
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