I Knew It Was You (2009) La Straordinaria Storia Di John Cazale, Talento Immenso Mai Riconosciuto Dal Grande Pubblico

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I Knew It Was You (2009) La straordinaria storia di John Cazale, talento immenso mai riconosciuto dal grande pubblico. Un film di Richard Shepard con Steve Buscemi, Steve Casale, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Richard Dreyfuss, Olympia Dukakis, Robyn Goodman, Gene Hackman, Mark Harris (III), Philip Seymour Hoffman. Genere Documentario durata 40 minuti. Produzione USA 2009. Lo conosciamo tutti anche se non sappiamo ricollegare quel nome a quel volto. Ha fatto solo 5 film ma è stato uno degli attori più importanti di Hollywood Gabriele Niola - www.mymovies.it Tutti ci ricordiamo di lui anche se non sappiamo chi sia. Ha realizzato solo 5 film in carriera, tutti nominati all'Oscar come miglior film e i cui attori in totale hanno collezionato 15 nomination. Compare in 'Il padrino', 'Il padrino parte II', 'Quel pomeriggio di un giorno da cani', 'Il cacciatore' e 'La conversazione' e in ogni film ha un ruolo importante. Al Pacino ne parla come del suo vero grande maestro, un attore immenso da cui si poteva solo imparare e che riusciva sempre a nascondere se stesso per far recitare meglio gli altri, Meryl Streep è stata sua compagna fino alla precoce morte per cancro ai polmoni poco prima dell'uscita di 'Il cacciatore', Coppola ne parla come del vero autore del personaggio di Fredo, Sidney Lumet ne rimase foglorato e gli attori di oggi lo venerano come un Dio. E' John Cazale, talento misconosciuto di Hollywood. Il documentario di appena una quarantina di minuti girato da Richard Shepard sembra quasi un finto documentario per la sorpresa che coglie lo spettatore nello scoprire che un attore così marginale per il grande pubblico (eppure così fortemente stampato nell'immaginario collettivo) è stata una personalità così importante all'interno della new Hollywood, ovvero quel nucleo di autori e attori che negli anni '70 rivoluzionarono l'industria del cinema americano, riportandola al centro dell'interesse mondiale, con un cinema tutto nuovo. Tra testimonianze d'eccezione (i già citati Pacino, Streep, Coppola e Lumet) e insospettabili ammiratori moderni (Philip Seymour Hoffman e Steve Buscemi) la carriera cinematografica e teatrale di John Cazale viene ricostruita con dovizia e molto sentimentalismo come spesso capita quando a parlare e raccontare sono registi e attori. Shepard deve fare molto poco e infatti ben poco fa in un documentario che non a caso nasce per la televisione. Meravigliosa e piena di significato la scelta del titolo, a partire da una risposta data per strada da un passante alla domanda: "Conosce John Cazale?", non ricordando assolutamente chi fosse ma vedendone una foto risponde pronto: "I knew it was you!" ovvero la battuta che in 'Il padrino parte II' Pacino/Michel Corleone dice a Cazale/Fredo Corleone prima di baciarlo in bocca perchè ha capito che è stato lui a tradirlo. copyright© 2000- 2021 MYmovies.it® - Mo-Net S.r.l. - [email protected].

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