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Actors: Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hands Over the City |
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This movie (Le Mani sulla cittā), co-written and directed by Francesco Rosi in 1963, won the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival that same year.
The setting of the film is Naples, Italy in the beginning of the 60's. Edoardo Nottola is a land developer who's also a member of the right-wing party that rules the city council. Nottola eagerly waits for an amendment of the city plan because he bought a lot of farmland at a very low price in the northern part of Naples with the hope that this land will be part of the city plan thanks to the help of his friends in the city council.
When an old building set in the heart of Naples collapses, Nottola is blamed by the newspapers and the left-wing party because his building workers were tearing down the neighboring building at that time. Nottola is urged by his party not to run as a candidate in the next election but Nottola refuses. The right-wing party loses votes during the election and must now rule the city council with the members of the party of the centre. Nottola catches up with this party and manages to get an important position in the next council. He will be finally able to modify the city plan.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hands Over the City |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Italian
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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