Gabriel Salvatore Essay

Jeffrey Rivet

"I'M NOT SCARED"

DIRECTOR:

Gabriel Salvatores:

Salvatores, A Writer, actor, and director. Born on July 30th, 1950 In naples. He moved to Milan and started his career as a theatre director in 1972. For most of the 70's and the 80's he directed everything that was shown at Elf's Theater. His popularity among italians was growing immensely. His style of directing was classified as Avant Garde or "cutting edge". A style that i think he has continued to use today.

As a director his career consist of 14 major productions and his big break through wasn't until 1989, when he directed the "Marrakech Express" . From there he directed several other hits such as "Turne" (1990), "Mediterreaneo" (1991), "Denti"(2000), "Amnesia"(2002),
While playing in the countryside, ten-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, a boy chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole, being held for ransom. Filippo is confused and apathetic, and talks very little. The kidnappers have told him that he is dead and he believes it. Filippo appears to suffer from cotard delusion. He has been kept in the dark for months and therefore cannot stand much light now. Michele visits him regularly, and brings him water and bread, and once takes a walk with him outside, after which he brings him back to the hole. All the time he tells no one about Filippo.
Michele witnesses Felice a sinister man from town, nearby and suspects he has something to do with the kidnapping. Michele is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery, eventually spilling the beans to his closest friend in return for a toy car. The friend then tells Felice in return for a drive in a real one. Michele's parents learn of his discovery and, since they are involved, warn him to forget whatever he saw.
Filippo is moved to a cave, so Michele can't visit him. One night Michele overhears plans to kill Filippo. He manages to find and free him, but is then shot by his father, who mistook his son for Fillipo. The police arrive by helicopter and while michele dies in his father's
Salvatore-

Michele's best friend and tells him about Flippo.

Technical And Editing:

The film took place during a time in Italy when kidnappings were at an all time high
The film was shot in a random part of southern Italy, we are not sure of the place. Salvatores Striving for metaphysical Resonance, like stunning landscapes and Fauna shots that emphasize the majesty, malevolence and purity of the natural world against which the evil events take place
Fluid widescreen camera work soaks the magnificent landscapes and the very blue skies in hot, sun light. The film is absolutely visually breathtaking!

Theme

--The loss of Innocents:

The loss of innocence is the main theme to this movie, salvatores shows us this in an unconventional way. the movie is filled with spectacular shots however, with michele discovering the kidnapped boy in the hole and his parents behind it leds to betrayals and misdeeds on the behalf of his parent more in particular his dad. Michele's friend, who sells him out for a chance to sit at the steering wheel of a