Kidnapped (2023 film)

Kidnapped (Italian: Rapito) is a 2023 Italian-language historical drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was taken from his family by the Papal States and raised as a Catholic. It is loosely based on Daniele Scalise's book Il caso Mortara.[2] It is a co-production between Italy, France and Germany.

Kidnapped
ItalianRapito
Directed byMarco Bellocchio
Screenplay by
Based onIl caso Mortara
by Daniele Scalise
Produced by
  • Beppe Caschetto
  • Simone Gattoni
CinematographyFrancesco Di Giacomo
Edited by
  • Francesca Calvelli
  • Stefano Mariotti
Music byFabio Massimo Capogrosso
Production
companies
  • IBC Movie
  • Kavac Film
  • Rai Cinema
  • Ad Vitam Production
  • The Match Factory
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 25 May 2023 (2023-05-25) (Italy)
Running time
125 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageItalian

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it is set to premiere on 23 May 2023.

Synopsis

In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope's soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. On the order of the Cardinal, they have been sent to seize Edgardo, the family's six-year-old son. According to the testimony of a former servant, the boy was secretly baptized when he fell ill as an infant. The Papal law is final: he must receive a Catholic education. His parents fight to see him again, supported by an increasingly intolerant public opinion towards the temporal power of the Church. But the Pope does not agree to return the child. As Edgardo grows up in the Catholic faith, the temporal power of the Church is waning and the unification of Italy begins.[2]

Cast

Production

Kidnapped was written by Marco Bellocchio and Susanna Nicchiarelli with the collaboration of Edoardo Albinati and Daniela Ceselli. Pina Totaro acted as a historical consultant. The film was edited by Francesca Calvelli and Stefano Mariotti. Francesco Di Giacomo served as the director of photography. Original music was provided by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso.[2]

The film was produced by Beppe Caschetto and Simone Gattoni through IBC Movie and Kavac Film with Rai Cinema in coproduction with Ad Vitam Production (France) and The Match Factory (Germany), co-produced with the participation of Canal+, Ciné+ and BR/ARTE France Cinéma in association with Film-und Medienstiftung NRW with the support of the Île-de-France region.[3]

Filming began on 27 June 2022 in Roccabianca,[4][5] where mid-19th century Bologna was rebuilt.[6] The following month, shooting moved to Sabbioneta.[5] Additional filming took place on location in Rome and Paris.[7] In January 2023, outdoor shooting was carried out for two days in Bologna's Piazza Maggiore, including inside the halls of the Palazzo d'Accursio.[8]

Release

Kidnapped was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival,[9] where it will have its world premiere on 23 May 2023.[10] The film will be theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 25 May 2023.[11]

References
  1. "RAPITO". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. "Rapito: ecco una prima clip del film di Marco Bellocchio in concorso a Cannes 2023". Comingsoon.it (in Italian). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. Barraclough, Leo (3 May 2023). "Marco Bellocchio's 'Kidnapped' Debuts Trailer Ahead of Cannes World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. "Iniziate a Roccabianca le riprese del nuovo film di Marco Bellocchio". parmatoday.it (in Italian). 30 June 2022.
  5. Gardani, Giovanni (2 July 2022). "Sabbioneta e Roccabianca, i borghi da cinema: Marco Bellocchio li sceglie per il suo nuovo film". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  6. Bandini, Egidio (28 June 2022). "Roccabianca diventa la Bologna del 1858 per Bellocchio". La Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian).
  7. "Bellocchio gira a Roccabianca il film La conversione". la Repubblica (in Italian). Parma. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. Moroni, Francesco (23 January 2023). "Bellocchio, ciak si (ri)gira nella piazza blindata". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian).
  9. "The films of the Official Selection 2023". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. mraultpauillac (10 May 2023). "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. "Rapito (2023)". 01 Distribution (in Italian). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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