Italian filmmakers set out to prove that Hollywood isn't the only one capable of creating impressive horror films. The film "Mister Devil" / "Il signor Diavolo" (2019-2020), release date, information about the actors and plot of which is known, and the trailer has already been released, will tell about the investigation of a mystical crime. English-speaking viewers have already attended the premiere and appreciated the film.
Rating (IMDb) - 6.3.
Il signor diavolo
Italy
Genre: horror, detective, thriller
Producer: Pupi Avati
World premiere: 22 Aug 2019
Release in Russia: 16 April 2020
Cast: Gabriel Lo Giudice, Filippo Franchini, Cesare Cremonini, Massimo Bonetti, Lino Capolicchio, Chiara Caselli, Gianni Cavina, Alessandro Haber, Andrea Roncato, Eva Antonia Grimaldi and others.
Duration:86 minutes
A young officer is sent to investigate the mysterious murder of a teenager of one of his peers.
Plot
Events take place in Italy in 1952. Official Furio Momenta goes to a religious village located near Polesie. Here he investigates a shocking crime: a minor Carlo kills one of his peers, a representative of a wealthy and influential family, and declares at the same time that he destroyed (neither more nor less) the devil himself. Is it really? The main character plunges into the dark world of a quiet province and discovers something terrible ...
Production
The project was directed by Pupi Avati (Shelter, Golden Boy, Sorcerer, The Heart Is Not With You), a famous Italian filmmaker, winner of the Venice Film Festival prize.
The rest of the film crew:
- Producers: Pupi Avati, Antonio Avati (The Golden Boy, The Heart Is Not With You);
- Screenwriters: Pupi Avati, Antonio Avati, Tommaso Avati (“That Summer”, “Golden Boy”);
- Operator: Cesare Bastelli ("Shelter", "Sorcerer");
- Artists: Giuliano Pannuti ("A Winter's Tale, or the Queen Who Lost a Name"), Maria Fassari ("3 Faces of Fear");
- Editor: Ivan Zukkon ("Abandoned House", "Color from Darkness").
Production: Duea Film, Rai Cinema, Ruggente Film
The exact date of the release in Russia of the film "Mr. Devil" is already known - on April 16, 2020, our viewers will be able to attend the premiere of the project.
Cast
The horror starred:
- Gabriel Lo Giudice as Furio Moment (Agents A.N.C.L., Strike, Ben-Hur);
- Filippo Franchini as Carlo Mongorgi;
- Cesare Cremonini (Rome, Luther);
- Massimo Bonetti (As It Is, Commissioner Rex, Octopus);
- Lino Capolicchio (Octopus 3, Fellow Traveler, Charlemagne);
- Chiara Caselli (Ripley's Game, My Personal Idaho, Beyond the Clouds);
- Gianni Cavina ("Welcome, President", "Hotel Hostess");
- Alessandro Haber ("The Stranger", "The Conformist", "Commissioner Montalbano");
- Andrea Roncato (Fantozzi's in trouble again, Remember Me);
- Eve Antonia Grimaldi.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- This is the first time Pupi Avati is working on a film based on his own novel. Previously, he did the opposite, writing novels based on some of his films (La seconda notte di nozze, Il nascondiglio, I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa).
- The ending of the original novel differs from the ending of the film. Spoiler alert: Carlo wasn't possessed by the devil in the book, but the opposite is true in the movie.
The film "Mister Devil" / "Il signor Diavolo" (2019-2020), the information about the release date, the actors and the plot of which has already been announced, and the trailer is freely available, will appeal to all fans of the horror genre. The film combines everything that horror fans love so much: an intriguing plot that does not let go until the very end, and chilling mystical shots.