Confortorio
1992·Italy·85 min.
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Based on historical records from the Rome of the Popes, Confortorio is an astounding moral drama chronicling the failed attempts of Catholic prelates to convert two Jewish thieves sentenced to death. Like in a painting by Caravaggio, Benvenuti plays dramatically with light and shadows.
DirectorPaolo Benvenuti
MusicMarco Fiumara
CinematographyAldo Di Marcantonio
CastStefano Bambini·Lucia Bartalini·Marcello Bartolomei·Gianfranco Biagi·Giovanbattista Cardellini·Emanuele Carucci Viterbi·Atos Davini·Dario Marconcini·Franco Pistoni
Original titleConfortorio