Kaos

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Italy's fraternal filmmaking team of Paolo and Vittorio Taviani whip up another multistoried slice of life in Kaos. "Life," in this case, is seen from the peculiar perspective of author Luigi Pirandello, four of whose pieces are herein adapted. "The Other Son" finds Margarita Lozano making the best of her rocky relationship with her son, who was the product of a rape. "Moonstruck" (no relation to the Cher vehicle of the same name) deals with a newlywed woman who is adversely affected by the full moon. The comedy team of Franco and Ciccio star in "The Jar," a fable concerning a feudal landlord and a merry-prankster jar manufacturer. And in "Conversing with Mother," the Tavianis go their usual route of forcing their characters to face the present by confronting the past by having Pirandello himself (Omero Antonutti) converse with the ghost of his long-departed mother (Regina Bianchi). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Subtitle: Eng
• Features:
  • Includes: 8-page booklet with Kaos essay by Italian cinema expert Peter Bondanella

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Margarita Lozano - Maragrazia
       Claudio Bigagli - Bata
       Massimo Bonetti - Saro("Moonstruck")
       Enrica Maria Modugno - Sidoro("Moonstruck")
       Franco Franchi - Zi Dimo("The Jar")
       Ciccio Ingrassia - Don Lollo("The Jar")
       Biagio Barone - [Requieum]
       Salvatore Rossi - The old partriarch("Requiem")
       Franco Scaldati - Padre Sarso("Requiem")
       Pasquale Spadola - Baron("Requiem")
       Omero Antonutti - Luigi Pirandello
       Regina Bianchi - Pirandello's Mother
       Anna Malvica

• Director:

  Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

• Producer:

  Giuliani de Negri

• Screenwriter:

  Tonino Guerra, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

• Cinematographer:

  Giuseppe Lanci

• Composer (Music Score):

  Nicola Piovani

• Editor:

  Roberto Perpignani

• Art Director:

  Francesco Bronzi

• Short Story Author:

  Luigi Pirandello