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Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

20076.81h 35m

Overview

The documentary focuses on Marco Ferreri and shows an unconventional man, extreme, provocative in ways, always a step ahead in its work, and often considered a visionary and experimental. The documentary honors the memory of a filmmaker too soon forgot that left an indelible mark in the seventh art.

Directed by Mario Canale
Written by Mario Canale, Annarosa Morri
Produced by Massimo Vigliar
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Top Cast

Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Self /Narrator

Rafael Azcona

Rafael Azcona

Self

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Self (archive footage)

Sergio Castellitto

Sergio Castellitto

Self (archive footage)

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Self

Francesca Dellera

Francesca Dellera

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Mazzantini

Margaret Mazzantini

Self

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Self

F

Franco Brocani

Self

Nicoletta Ercole

Nicoletta Ercole

Self

About Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future is a documentary film released in 2007. Directed by Mario Canale, it stars Michele Placido, Rafael Azcona, Nicoletta Braschi. The documentary focuses on Marco Ferreri and shows an unconventional man, extreme, provocative in ways, always a step ahead in its work, and often considered a visionary and experimental. The documentary honors the memory of a filmmaker too soon forgot that left an indelible mark in the seventh art.

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