Gomorrah [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

Director: Matteo Garrone Matteo Garrone

Overview

Adapted from Roberto Saviano's controversial non-fiction book, Matteo Garrone's crime drama Gomorrah examines how organized crime reaches deep into every facet of life in Naples, Italy by telling the tale of over a dozen different characters. Among the main protagonists is a pair of wannabe thugs who take their cue from movie gangsters, a grocery-delivery boy who must learn to kill, and a criminal mastermind who plots to make a fortune while dumping toxic waste near overpopulated communities.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2009
UPC:	0715515051712
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:17:00
Sales rank:	24,349

Special Features

Disc 1:; Theatrical trailers; Disc 2:; Five stories, a 60-minute documentary on the making of Gomorrah; New video interviews with Garrone and actor Toni Servillo; Video interview with writer Roberto Saviano; Short video piece featuring Servilio and actors Gianfelice Imparato and Salvatore Cantalupo; Deleted scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Salvatore Cantalupo	Pasquale
Gianfelice Imparato	Don Ciro
Maria Nazionale	Maria
Toni Servillo	Franco
Gigio Morra	Iavarone
Salvatore Abruzzese	Actor
Simone Sacchettino	Simone
Ciro Petrone	Ciro
Carmine Paternoster	Actor
Marco Macor	Actor
Salvatore Ruocco	Actor
Vincenzo Fabricino	Actor
Antonio Aiello	Farrel
Salvatore Russo	O'Lungo
Giuseppina Cervizzi	Neighborhood Girl
Carlo Del Sorbo	Actor
Italo Renda	Actor
Vincenzo Altamura	Actor
Salvatore Striano	Actor
Mathew Herbert	Composer
Robert Del Naja	Composer
Neil Davidge	Composer
Robert "3D" del Naja	Composer

Technical Credits

Matteo Garrone

Maurizio Braucci

Ugo Chiti

Gianni di Gregorio

Massimo Gaudioso

Roberto Saviano

Matteo Garrone	Director,Screenwriter
Maurizio Braucci	Screenwriter
Ugo Chiti	Screenwriter
Gianni di Gregorio	Screenwriter
Massimo Gaudioso	Screenwriter
Roberto Saviano	Screenwriter
Domenico Procacci	Producer
Laura Paolucci	Producer
Daniela Bassani	Sound Effects
Christopher Eakins	Sound Effects
Guy Francoeur	Sound Effects
Leslie Shatz	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Gomorrah
1. Burned [4:59]
2. Deliveries [7:05]
3. Tony Montana X 2 [7:17]
4. Dump Site [2:41]
5. Haute Couture [5:29]
6. Totò / Don Ciro [4:37]
7. Tryouts [4:31]
8. Franco [6:02]
9. Cache [4:51]
10. Xian's Proposal [9:21]
11. The Secessionists [8:42]
12. Waste Management [7:12]
13. New List [5:07]
14. Boy's Games [7:27]
15. Kids No More [3:07]
16. Forced out [4:29]
17. A Problem in the House [5:53]
18. Open War [6:36]
19. Don Ciro's Luck [6:11]
20. Helping Others [7:03]
21. Scarlett Johansson [2:54]
22. A Job for Ciro and Marco [5:22]
23. "Everything's Okay" [10:07]
Disc #2 -- Gomorrah
1. The Secondigliano War [17:11]
2. The System [9:40]
3. The Land of Fires [7:15]
4. Angelina Jolie [7:38]
5. Hollywood [20:42]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Gomorrah
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
      Color Bars
   Trailer
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #2 -- Gomorrah
   "Gomorrah": Five Short Stories
      Play
   Matteo Garrone
      Play
   Toni Servillo
      Play
   Actors
   Roberto Saviano
      Play
      Index
   Deleted Scenes
      Play All
      Totò
      Don Ciro
      Franco 1
      Franco 2
      Pasquale
      Ciro and Marco
   Subtitles
      Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off

Editorial Reviews

Movies about powerful crime figures pose unique problems for socially responsible directors. After all, films about really bad men do run the risk of making murder, blackmail, and torture glamorous -- even when the director doesn't mean for them to be. But, Matteo Garrone avoids these pitfalls skillfully in his drama Gomorrah by tempering the excitement of thug life with a healthy, if scary, dose of social realism. Adapted from the Roberto Saviano book of the same name, the movie details how the Camorra, an organized crime network located primarily in Naples, controls the lives of so many citizens that, in some parts of Italy, they dictate social order more than the police. The movie uses five intertwining storylines to reveal the vast scope of the Camorra's power. For instance, there is a pair of twentysomething wannabe badasses who start out playacting scenes from Scarface, but end up in over their heads after stealing a stash of guns from a local mob boss. We also watch as a young delivery boy must help kill a woman who has been trying to escape the corrupt system put in place by the Camorra. In another segment, we learn how the men at the top of the criminal food chain make a fortune by disposing of toxic waste -- usually close to heavily populated areas where the people are too poor, or too scared, to fight back. Garrone presents all these various plot strands in a style that combines Scorsese-inspired kinetic action with John Sayles-esque humanity. From the opening scene -- a stylishly photographed mob hit in a tanning salon -- to a final crawl that reveals alarming real-life statistics about the Camorra, Gomorrah is a hard-hitting film that exhilarates and educates in equal measure.

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert