Abel Ferrara’s Napoli, Napoli, Napoli is a very interesting looking movie. It’s not a horror movie by any stretch, at least as far as I can tell, but I’ve always considered Ferrara to be a genre filmmaker so I consider this worth sharing.
It’s also kind of fascinating that Raro Video is releasing the film on Blu-ray. The majority of Raro’s releases are of films from the 70’s and older. They have released a few 80’s films and a few years back they released 2010’s Ubaldo Terzani Horror Show. Napoli, Napoli, Napoli came out in 2009 so it would be the second newest film released by Raro.
The synopsis of the film describes it as a “harsh representation of the city” and when you couple that with Ferrara’s background I think there could be a real darkness to this movie. So while this may not be horror in the general sense, there could very possibly be some real world horrors in play.
Kino Lorber and Raro Video will be releasing Napoli, Napoli, Napoli on Blu-ray July 12th.
Synopsis:
With his crooked face and rough demeanor Abel Ferrara looks and act like he could have been born in Naples, Italy, the subject and location of his raw and “hyperreality” film Napoli Napoli Napoli. Inspired by real events, this docudrama, narrated by the director, depicts a young woman metaphysically lost in the passionate and vibrant streets of Naples. Ferrara takes the viewer through the neighborhoods and parks of Naples while starkly showing the division between the classes. The undercurrent of characters associated with a women’s prison penetrate the narrative with a message of injustice and despair. Though criticized by some for its harsh representation of the city, the outcome is a portrayal of a city that no one has yet figured out, and that so many love, but also criticize; a city that has much to discover, but can never be known well enough. Ferrara depicts Naples through the words of the excluded and marginalized, portraying the chaotic mosaic of the Neopolitan universe with lucidity and love, characteristics that only he knows how to express with such intensity and immediacy.Special Features:
Backstage (33:53)
Fully Illustrated Booklet
Original Trailer
