The Catholic School

The Catholic School
Theatrical release poster
ItalianLa scuola cattolica
Directed byStefano Mordini
Screenplay by
Based onThe Catholic School
by Edoardo Albinati
Starring
CinematographyLuigi Martinucci
Edited byMassimo Fiocchi
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) (Venice)
  • 7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) (Italy)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Catholic School (Italian: La scuola cattolica) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Stefano Mordini.

The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Edoardo Albinati and is based on the 1975 Circeo massacre.[1] It premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival, and was released in Italy on 7 October 2021.[2]

Cast

  • Benedetta Porcaroli as Donatella Colasanti
  • Giulio Pranno as Andrea Ghira
  • Emanuele Maria Di Stefano as Edoardo Albinati
  • Giulio Fochetti as Alessandro Arbus
  • Leonardo Ragazzini as Salvatore Izzo
  • Alessandro Cantalini as Picchiatello Martirolo
  • Andrea Lintozzi as Gioachino Rummo
  • Guido Quaglione as Stefano Jervi
  • Federica Torchetti as Rosaria
  • Luca Vergoni as Angelo Izzo
  • Francesco Cavallo as Gianni Guido
  • Angelica Elli as Leda Arbus
  • Corrado Invernizzi as the Principal
  • Gianluca Guidi as Ludovico Arbus
  • Fabrizio Gifuni as Golgota
  • Fausto Russo Alesi as Davide Rummo
  • Valentina Cervi as Eleonora Rummo
  • Valeria Golino as Ilaria Arbus
  • Riccardo Scamarcio as Raffaele Guido
  • Jasmine Trinca as Coralla Martirolo
  • Nicolò Galasso as Marco D'Avenia
  • Elena Arvigo as Anna Izzo
  • Beatrice Spata as Lia Rummo
  • Sofia Iacuitto as Monica
  • Maria Rosaria Mingione as Nadia
  • Margherita Rebeggiani as Sara
  • Sergio Romano as Professor Cosmo
  • Marco Sincini as Curzio
  • Giulio Tropea as Gian Pietro Parboni Arquati
  • Alessio Montesi as Marco Romoli

Reception

The Catholic School has an approval rating of 13% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 4.5/10.[3]

References

  1. ^ "'La scuola cattolica' vietato ai minori di 18 anni. Il regista: "Incomprensibile la censura. Il film è dalla parte delle vittime"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ Giampaolo, Claudia (6 September 2021). "La scuola cattolica, Stefano Mordini porta a Venezia il delitto del Circeo". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_catholic_school


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