Dropout (film)
Dropout | |
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Directed by | Tinto Brass |
Written by | Tinto Brass Roberto Lerici Franco Longo |
Produced by | Franco Nero |
Starring | Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Gigi Proietti Frank Windsor |
Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti |
Edited by | Tinto Brass |
Music by | Don Fraser |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 min |
Country | Italy |
Languages | Italian English |
Dropout is a 1970 Italian romantic drama directed by Tinto Brass. It stars real-life couple, Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave. They also worked with Brass a year later on the drama La vacanza. Dropout was released in France on December 18, 1970, followed by a theatrical release in Italy on February 22, 1971.
Plot
[edit]Mary (Redgrave) is a disillusioned English banker's wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno (Nero).[1] Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society's dropouts; the unemployed, drug addicts, drag queens, alcoholics and anarchists. They both learn a great deal about life from these misfits.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Franco Nero as Bruno
- Vanessa Redgrave as Mary
- Gigi Proietti as Cieco
- Frank Windsor
- Carlo Quartucci
- Gabriella Ceramelli
- Patsy Smart Darcus
- Giuseppe Scavuzzo
- Mariella Zanetti
- Zoe Incrocci
- Sam Dorras
Production
[edit]Carlo Ponti had originally agreed to produce the film but when he pulled out, Brass, Nero and Redgrave decided to cover the production costs themselves. Subsequently, shooting commenced on 1 June 1970.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Trader Witcombe, Ric (1982). The new Italian cinema: studies in dance and despair. Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b Dropout (the works of Tinto Brass) Tinto Brass Collection. Retrieved on August 27
External links
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- 1970 films
- English-language Italian films
- 1970s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Tinto Brass
- Italian romantic drama films
- 1970 romantic drama films
- Films shot in London
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970 multilingual films
- Italian multilingual films
- 1970s Italian films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Italian-language romantic drama films
- 1970s Italian film stubs