Francesco Rosi insists on facts and unvarnished reporting. Whatever his politics might be, his north star are FACTS. And this makes his movies demanding.
Actor Rod Steiger is as brilliant and electric as Brando and Hackman. Steiger is one of the greats.
To have Francesco Rosi make a movie with Steiger is almost too exciting to meet expectations.
The movie they made together, HANDS OVER THE CITY, about political corruption and deal making in post war Naples, Italy surpasses expectations.
Shot with impeccable craft by Italian master cinematographer Gianni Di Venanzo (8 1/2, SALVATORE GIULIANO), HANDS OVER THE CITY is all the adjectives you want:
Gritty, journalistic, wry, ironic, brutal, understated, shocking, gripping.
Steiger plays…
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