Vito and the Others
- Director: Antonio Capuano
- Writer: Antonio Capuano
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The 1st feature from the director of Sacred Silence - prolonged blackouts, scenes that are too long and irrelevant.
The sound FX are perplexing and hugely intrusive.
The young cast do a stellar job with terrible material.
Capuano shows no directorial skill whatsoever - the film is flat and thoroughly unengaging - has he improved with age? No, not really - but, he keeps on making films.
Inexplicable.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
VITO AND THE OTHERS is the groundbreaking film which drew international attention to the problem of neglected youth and street crime in poverty-stricken Naples. The film's opening moments are startling and deeply disturbing. A despairing Rosario has just murdered his wife and daughter at the dinner table on New Year's Eve. Somehow, Vito quietly convinces his father to drop the gun, spare their lives and call the police. Placed in the custody of sexually abusive relatives, Vito is left free to roam the trash-strewn back streets of Naples where he and his friends engage in drug abuse, prostitution and petty crime. Ably acted by a large cast of nonprofessional street kids, VITO AND THE OTHERS is a heartrending portrait of innocents without a future.
Cast & Characters
Nando Triola as Vito;
Bruce Kirby as Gaetano;
Pina Leone as Miriam;
Mario Leuti as Aniello;
Antonio Iaccarino as Formaggino;
Giuseppina Fusco as Alba;
Antonio Farak as Lino;
Alfredo Tassiero as Compagno di cella;
Pasquale Amore as Compagno di cella;
Massimo Antacito as Compagno di cella;
Rosaria De Cicco as Zia Rosetta;
Enzuccio La Motta;
Salvatore Porcio;
Elio De Gregori;
Enzo Bacarello