directed by Raffaele Passerini | 2017 / 61’/75′
warning: this film is intended for viewers who have failed at least once in their lives.
Dario and Maury, two actors rejected by the theatre, the Academy, and the film industry, decide to move their stage to the gay nudist beach of Capocotta, near Ostia, Rome. People come here seeking freedom, a place without rules. Through the perseverance of their poetic vision, one that sees failure as a new form of victory, Dario and Maury earn, over twenty years, the affection of a loyal audience, along with the titles of Prince and Countess. This film irreverently celebrates failure as parody, turning anyone who wishes into a Prince or a Countess, at least for a day.
with Dario (il Principe) e Maury (la Contessa)
production Claudio Giapponesi
director Raffaele Passerini
editor Paola Freddi
editing collaboration Laura Leitermann
editing assistant Gerardo Lamberti
color correction Ercole Cosmi
sound design Gianluca Stazi
sound mix Stefano Grosso e Giancarlo Rutigliano (Studio Timeline)
music supervisor Giovanni Guardi
original music Rossano Baldini
production accountant and production assistant Mauro Lepri
2017
LifeTales Award Italia
Audience Award Italia
Biografilm Follower Award al 13° Biografilm Festival | International Celebration of Lives
Ortigia Film Festival
Molise Cinema
Fiumicino Film Festival
Visioni Fuori Raccordo Film Festival
2018
Hacker Porn Film Festival | Roma
Festa del Cinema di Mare
Sicilia QUEER Film Fest | Festival Internazionale di Cinema GLBTe Nuove Visioni
Miglior Film | Cinecittà Film Festival
Via Emilia Doc Fest
2019
Straight-Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival
Verona International Film Festival | Miglior film italiano
the Prince of Ostia Bronx is an experimental work with folk and kitsch overtones, accompanied by original music ranging from pop and disco to electronic sounds. The film features a repertoire of previously unreleased tracks composed by Rossano Baldini, in collaboration with the director (who co-wrote and performed several of the songs) which dialogue with selected gems of Italian and international singer-songwriter music, from Antonello Venditti and Pierangelo Bertoli to Gala.
an ultra-low-budget film that, after winning multiple awards at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna, went on to secure theatrical release in Italy, distributed directly by Kiné in collaboration with Movieday
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