Castello Cavalcanti
| Castello Cavalcanti | |
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| Directed by | Wes Anderson |
| Written by | Wes Anderson |
| Produced by | Roman Coppola Jeremy Dawson Julie Sawyer |
| Starring | Jason Schwartzman Giada Colagrande |
| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
| Edited by | Stephen Perkins |
| Distributed by | Prada |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Countries | United States Italy |
| Languages | English Italian |
Castello Cavalcanti is a 2013 short film written and directed by Wes Anderson, starring Jason Schwartzman as an unsuccessful race car driver who crashes his car in an Italian village. The 8-minute film was filmed at Cinecittà in Rome, Italy and financed by Prada. It debuted at the Rome Film Festival[1] and was released online on November 13, 2013. It quickly became popular and received critical acclaim.[2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]In a quiet Italian village in 1955, Italian-American Formula One driver Jed Cavalcanti (Jason Schwartzman), who is struggling in last place in a race through the countryside, crashes his car in the middle of the public square. Irritated with his situation, he abandons his car, blames the malfunctions on his brother-in-law (who is also his mechanic), and waits for the next bus out of town, which is set to arrive in 20 minutes. However, after sharing a drink with the villagers, he discovers that he is in his ancestral homeland, "Castello Cavalcanti", and that several members of his company are his "ancestors". After a friendly phone call with his brother-in-law, he soon decides to skip the next bus and spend more time in town.
Allusions to Italian cinema
[edit]Anderson alludes to some classic Italian films in the short, including several by Federico Fellini, such as La Dolce Vita (1960) and Amarcord (1973).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Watch: A New Short Film by Wes Anderson". Time. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Wes Anderson Honors Fellini in a Delightful New Short Film". Slate. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ "Wes Anderson's short film about a race car driver is classic Wes Anderson". Salt Lake Tribune. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Watch: Wes Anderson's new 8-Minute Short 'Castello Cavalcanti' Starring Jason Schwartzman". Indiewire. November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Wes Anderson Honors Fellini in a Delightful New Short Film". Slate. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.