Summary
Once Upon a Time the City of Fools (Italian: C'era una volta la città dei matti...) is Italian television film of two episodes.
| Once Upon a Time the City of Fools | |
|---|---|
| Italian | C'era una volta la città dei matti... |
| Written by | Alessandro Sermoneta Katja Colja Marco Turco |
| Directed by | Marco Turco |
| Starring | Fabrizio Gifuni Sandra Toffolatti Vittoria Puccini |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| Production | |
| Producer | Claudia Mori |
| Running time | 90 minutes (each of two episodes) |
| Original release | |
| Release | 7 February 2010 |
The film was shot in 2009. Its screenplay was written by Marco Turco, who also directed it. Rai Fiction and Ciao Ragazzi! produced the film under the direction of Claudia Mori. The film was shown at Bari International Film & TV Festival on 25 January 2010 in Teatro Petruzzelli as well as on 7 and 8 February 2010 at TV channel Rai Uno.[1]
The film includes two episodes. The first episode of the film was watched by 5.442 million viewers,[2] the second one was watched by 5.9 million viewers.[3]
Plot edit
The film treats of the activities of Franco Basaglia who revolutionized Italian psychiatry and shows the degrading situation that existed in Italian psychiatric hospitals before the passing of Basaglia Law.
Awards edit
The film has received Golden Nymphs Award as the best film and for the best man role in the film at Festival de Television in Montecarlo and Silver Magnolia Award for Best Television Film at the 16th Shanghai Television Festival.[4]
References edit
- ^ Oltre 15 minuti di applausi al BIF&ST per l'anteprima della fiction televisiva su Basaglia - CinemaItaliano.info
- ^ "Auditel di domenica 7 febbraio 2010". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ "Auditel di lunedì 8 febbraio 2010". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ "Tv: Claudia Mori vince al festival di Shanghai". Il Secolo XIX.it. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
External links edit
- Once Upon a Time the City of Fools at IMDb
