INTO PARADISO
by Paola Randi
synopsis
Alfonso is a scientist from Naples. A shy and clumsy man, he has just lost his job Gayan is a fascinating former Sri Lankan cricket champion who has just arrived in Naples penniless and thinks he’s found paradise. Alfonso has spent all his life studying the migration of cells and watching soap operas with his mum. Gayan has travelled, has known fame, glory and money. In multi-ethnic Naples, the destinies of Alfonso and Gayan become entangled, and they find themselves sharing a shack put up illegally on the roof of a building in the heart of the city’s Sri Lankan district.
original title: | Into paradiso |
country: | Italy |
sales agent: | Ellipsis Media International |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Paola Randi |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | IT 11/02/2011 |
screenplay: | Paola Randi, Antonella Antonia Paolini, Luca Infascelli, Chiara Barzini |
cast: | Gianfelice Imparato, Saman Anthony, Peppe Servillo, Eloma Ran Janz |
cinematography by: | Mario Amura |
film editing: | Gianni Vezzosi |
art director: | Paki Meduri |
costumes designer: | Mariano Tufano |
music: | Fausto Mesolella |
producer: | Fabrizio Mosca |
production: | Acaba Produzioni |
backing: | Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) |
distributor: | Istituto Luce Cinecittà |