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| starring = [[Stefano Dionisi]] | * Guido Chiesa | ||
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* Alberto Gimignani | |||
* [[Fabio De Luigi]] | |||
* [[Giovanni Esposito (comedian)|Giovanni Esposito]] | |||
* Barbara Lerici | |||
* [[Giuseppe Cederna]] | |||
* [[Umberto Orsini]] | |||
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| music = [[Alexander Bălănescu]] | | music = [[Alexander Bălănescu]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Gherardo Gossi]] | | cinematography = [[Gherardo Gossi]] | ||
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| producer = [[Domenico Procacci]] | | producer = [[Domenico Procacci]] | ||
| studio = [[Fandango (Italian company)|Fandango]] | | studio = [[Fandango (Italian company)|Fandango]] | ||
| country = Italy | |||
| language = Italian | | language = Italian | ||
| released = 2000 | | released = {{Film date|2000}} | ||
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'''''Il partigiano Johnny''''', internationally released as '''''Johnny the Partisan''''', is a 2000 | '''''Il partigiano Johnny''''', internationally released as '''''Johnny the Partisan''''', is a 2000 Italian [[War film|war]] [[drama film]] set in the [[Second World War]] and directed by [[Guido Chiesa]]. It is based on the novel of the same name by [[Beppe Fenoglio]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gianluca Favetto|title=Johnny, un eroe perduto|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/09/03/johnny-un-eroe-perduto.html?ref=search|access-date=3 January 2014|newspaper=[[La Repubblica]]|date=3 September 2000}}</ref> | ||
The film entered the competition at the 57th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Children and Cinema Award.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paolo Baratta|title=VENEZIA il Leone dell'IRAN|newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=September 2000|page=12}}</ref> | The film entered the competition at the [[57th Venice International Film Festival]], in which it won the Children and Cinema Award.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paolo Baratta|title=VENEZIA il Leone dell'IRAN|newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=September 2000|page=12}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Johnny, a university student with a passion for English literature, deserts the [[Royal Italian Army|Italian Army]] in Rome after the September 1943 [[Badoglio Proclamation]], and returns home to [[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]]. He initially takes refuge in a villa in the hills, where he devotes himself to his studies. After the death of a friend, he decides to | Johnny, a university student with a passion for English literature, deserts the [[Royal Italian Army|Italian Army]] in Rome after the September 1943 [[Badoglio Proclamation]], and returns home to [[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]]. He initially takes refuge in a villa in the hills, where he devotes himself to his studies. After the death of a friend, he decides to fight in the war again. He leaves the city and joins the first partisan formation he meets, the "[[Brigate Garibaldi|Reds]]", led by Biondo. He doesn't share their communist ideology, only their desire to fight the [[Italian Fascism|Fascists]]. | ||
Left alone after the group has dispersed under a German attack, he manages to reach a formation of the Badogliani, also called "Blues", or "Autonomous", led by the charismatic North Commander ([[Piero Balbo]], nicknamed Nord). This group is in contact with the Anglo-American allies, who are better equipped and organized. Among them, he meets his dear friend Ettore, and together they participate in the temporary, symbolic [[Republic of Alba (1944)|occupation of Alba]]. | Left alone after the group has dispersed under a German attack, he manages to reach a formation of the Badogliani, also called "Blues", or "Autonomous", led by the charismatic North Commander ([[Piero Balbo]], nicknamed Nord). This group is in contact with the Anglo-American allies, who are better equipped and organized. Among them, he meets his dear friend Ettore, and together they participate in the temporary, symbolic [[Republic of Alba (1944)|occupation of Alba]]. | ||
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Multiple small clashes decimate and disperse their forces, and Ettore is captured and sentenced to death. Johnny finds himself facing the hard winter of 1944 alone again. In the spring, Nord gathers the men and resumes guerrilla activities. The film ends on a still shot of Johnny engaged in combat, perhaps overwhelmed by enemies, followed by the words "Two months after the war was over". | Multiple small clashes decimate and disperse their forces, and Ettore is captured and sentenced to death. Johnny finds himself facing the hard winter of 1944 alone again. In the spring, Nord gathers the men and resumes guerrilla activities. The film ends on a still shot of Johnny engaged in combat, perhaps overwhelmed by enemies, followed by the words "Two months after the war was over". | ||
==Cast | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Stefano Dionisi]] as Johnny | * [[Stefano Dionisi]] as Johnny | ||
* [[Fabrizio Gifuni]] as Ettore | * [[Fabrizio Gifuni]] as Ettore | ||
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| Directed by | Guido Chiesa |
| Produced by | Domenico Procacci |
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| Music by | Alexander Bălănescu |
| Cinematography | Gherardo Gossi |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il partigiano Johnny, internationally released as Johnny the Partisan, is a 2000 Italian war drama film set in the Second World War and directed by Guido Chiesa. It is based on the novel of the same name by Beppe Fenoglio.[1]
The film entered the competition at the 57th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Children and Cinema Award.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Johnny, a university student with a passion for English literature, deserts the Italian Army in Rome after the September 1943 Badoglio Proclamation, and returns home to Alba. He initially takes refuge in a villa in the hills, where he devotes himself to his studies. After the death of a friend, he decides to fight in the war again. He leaves the city and joins the first partisan formation he meets, the "Reds", led by Biondo. He doesn't share their communist ideology, only their desire to fight the Fascists.
Left alone after the group has dispersed under a German attack, he manages to reach a formation of the Badogliani, also called "Blues", or "Autonomous", led by the charismatic North Commander (Piero Balbo, nicknamed Nord). This group is in contact with the Anglo-American allies, who are better equipped and organized. Among them, he meets his dear friend Ettore, and together they participate in the temporary, symbolic occupation of Alba.
Multiple small clashes decimate and disperse their forces, and Ettore is captured and sentenced to death. Johnny finds himself facing the hard winter of 1944 alone again. In the spring, Nord gathers the men and resumes guerrilla activities. The film ends on a still shot of Johnny engaged in combat, perhaps overwhelmed by enemies, followed by the words "Two months after the war was over".
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Stefano Dionisi as Johnny
- Fabrizio Gifuni as Ettore
- Andrea Prodan as Pierre
- Alberto Gimignani as Biondo
- Claudio Amendola as Nord
- Giuseppe Cederna as Nemega
- Umberto Orsini as Pinin
- Chiara Muti as Elda
- Lina Bernardi as Johnny's mother
- Toni Bertorelli as Johnny's father
- Felice Andreasi as miller
- Barbara Lerici as Sonia
- Flavio Bonacci as Pietro Chiodi
- Antonio Petrocelli as Leonardo Cocito
- Lucio Zagaria as Dario Scaglione
- Fabio De Luigi as Fascist deserter
- Giovanni Esposito as southern partisan
- Flavio Insinna as spy
- Sergio Trojano as Ivan
- Andrea Bruschi as Set
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gianluca Favetto (3 September 2000). "Johnny, un eroe perduto". La Repubblica. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Paolo Baratta (September 2000). "VENEZIA il Leone dell'IRAN". La Stampa. p. 12.