Massimo Gaudioso
1) Gomorra
Series
Criterion collection volume 493
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Italiano
Description
Five disparate tales of Naples' mafia underworld, where men and children are caught up in a corrupt system that extends from the housing projects to the world of haute couture. Adapted from the best-selling exposé by undercover Italian reporter, Roberto Saviano.
2) Reality
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Italiano
Description
A darkly comic look at Luciano, a charming and affable fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on the reality show Big Brother leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano's own reality begins to spiral out of control.
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Italiano
Description
In addition to his work as a groomer at a modest dog-grooming salon, the diminutive and gentle Marcello divides his days between caring for his daughter and having a dangerous subjugation relationship with Simoncino, a former boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood, a poor suburb where the law that predominates is the strongest.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly are Queen and King in this gory, gorgeous grown-up fairytale full of princes and princesses, sorcerers and fairies,and fearsome monsters and ogres. Three story strands interweave with one another in this film from director Matteo Garrone. In one tale, Hayek plays a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters.