Gigio Morra Movies
Five stories weave together to form director Matteo Garrone's Gomorra, a violent look at the cruel reality endured by the residents of the Province of Naples. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Salvatore Cantalupo, Gianfelice Imparato, (more)
- 1998
In this anthology film with five episodes about modern-day Naples, director Antonio Capuano updates Vittorio De Sica's The Gold of Naples (1954): In Seven Part Scopa a young card-player gambles against local butchers; in Charlie and Jerry two sax players minus instruments entertain at a wedding by reviving old routines of Eduardo De Filippo and Toto); The Wedding tells the story of impoverished newlyweds; Fred follows Argentine tourists in Pompei; and in Richard Gere an aspiring actor has a vision of his hero. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gigio Morra, Antonio Iuorio, (more)
Lina Wertmuller's Ciao Professore was released in Italy as Il Speriamo che me la Cavo. Paolo Villago plays an urbane, supercillious schoolteacher who hopes to be assigned to an upper-crust district. Instead, a bureaucratic snafu ships Villago to the impoverished town of Corzano. Of the fifteen third-graders in his class, only three show up on the first day of school. Fortified with condescention and disgust, Villago personally sets out to collect his deliquent students. He discovers that most of them are absent because they're forced on a daily basis to hustle for their very survival; in some instances, the kids are their familys' sole support. Villago not only develops a stronger understanding and bond with the children, but he also ends up adopting their street smarts in a moment of crisis. Based on Me, Let's Hope I Make It, a collection of essays written by Neapolitan street kids and edited by Marcello D'Orta, the location-filmed Ciao Professore is one of Lina Wertmuller's most benign and life-affirming efforts. Enhancing its appeal is the use of non-professionals for most of the secondary roles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Paolo Villaggio, Ciro Esposito, (more)
- 1980
This weak, low-budget, macabre film by Luciano Manuzzi is about the criminal tendencies of the residents in a seaside resort town. When an unappealing couple, Saura (Saura Fabbri) and Luigi (Gigio Morra), wander into town and then split because of an argument, tragedy intervenes by accident. Some inept kidnappers grab Luigi but it is doubtful they can fight their way out of a paper bag. Meanwhile, Saura has taken an interest in Nicola (Nicola Di Pinto), whose practical jokes can be deadly. For this unsavory couple, breaking up was not their best option. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicola di Pinto
