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The Caiman

Play trailer Poster for The Caiman 2006,  1h 52m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Bonomo struggles to film a movie and realizes that the work is the only thing keeping him alive, as his private life collapses piece by piece, including his wife divorcing him and the bank pressing him to repay long-standing debts.

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Peter Howell Toronto Star Jun 15, 2007
3/4
[Director Moretti] wraps his political agenda with an affecting story about a fading filmmaker whose dreams and beliefs aren't weathering the storms of middle age. If the politics don't get you, the life empathy will. Go to Full Review
Ian Johns The Times (UK) Apr 7, 2007
3/5
Some moments amuse but one's left wishing that Moretti had ditched his film-within-a-film framework and made either a documentary or a domestic drama. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Apr 7, 2007
1/5
Muddled and messy anti-Berlusconi satire now looks even more exasperating than when I first saw it. Go to Full Review
Jim Slotek Jam! Movies Jun 15, 2007
3/5
An unfocused mess of a movie that fairly throws its hands in the air in the final act, rather than chug along to a conclusion. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Apr 14, 2007
Telling moments occur here and there, but there is a slack randomness to the movie, the attack on Berlusconi is unfocused and Bruno is too weak to sustain the film. Go to Full Review
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Harry W Oct 10, 2018 Qui i critici dovrebbero farsi i fatti loro, sinceramente. Devi essere italiano per soffire questo film fino in fondo.
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Cast & Crew

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Nanni Moretti

Director

Silvio Orlando

Bruno Bonomo

Margherita Buy

Paola Bonomo

Jasmine Trinca

Teresa

Michele Placido

Marco Pulici

Giuliano Montaldo

Franco Caspio

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Movie Info

Synopsis Bonomo struggles to film a movie and realizes that the work is the only thing keeping him alive, as his private life collapses piece by piece, including his wife divorcing him and the bank pressing him to repay long-standing debts.
Director
Nanni Moretti
Producer
Angelo Barbagallo, Nanni Moretti
Screenwriter
Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo, Federica Pontremoli
Production Co
Stephan Films, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, Sacher Film, Bac Films, Wild Bunch
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 52m
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