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Etoile (film)

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Etoile
Directed byPeter Del Monte
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Peter Del Monte
  • Sandro Petraglia[1]
Produced byAchille Manzotti[1]
Starring
CinematographyAcácio de Almeida[1]
Edited byAnna Napoli[1]
Music byJürgen Knieper[1]
Production
companies
  • Gruppo Bema
  • Reteitalia
Distributed byAristi Associati
Release date
  • 17 March 1989 (1989-03-17) (Italy)
Running time
101 minutes [1]
CountryItaly[1]

Etoile (transl. Star) is a 1989 film starring Jennifer Connelly and Gary McCleery.[1][2]

Plot

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The American ballerina Claire Hamilton travels to Hungary to join a prestigious ballet school. The school is haunted by the spirit of a ballerina who died in a carriage accident, that possesses Claire.

Cast

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Production

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Following the release of the science fiction film Julia and Julia, director Peter Del Monte followed up the film with another in the fantastique genre.[3] The producer Achille Manzotti provided the director with a cast that included Jennifer Connelly, Gary McCleery and Charles Durning.[3] Filming began in Budapest and Italy in 1988 under the working title of Ballerina.[3][4]

Release

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Etoile was distributed theatrically in Italy by Aristi Associati and released on 17 March 1989.[1] The film was awarded the Critic's Award at the 1990 Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal.[5]

Reception

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According to Italian critic and historian Roberto Curti, Etoile was "ravaged" by Italian critics.[5] Maurizio Porro of Corriere della Sera stated the film appeared to resemble a remake of Dario Argento's Opera "without suspense".[5][6][7] Porro commented that the film was "confused and not at all fascinating" declaring it Del Monte's worst film.[5][6][7]

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Curti 2019, p. 175.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Connelly a Cannes 2022: "Con Tom Cruise non puoi permetterti la paura di volare"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ a b c Curti 2019, p. 176.
  4. ^ Grassi, Giovanna (15 July 1988). "Jennifer Beals è della Partita". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  5. ^ a b c d Curti 2019, p. 177.
  6. ^ a b Porro, Maurizio (22 March 1989). "Quel 'majo' dei cigni". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  7. ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 178.

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
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