Une Pure Formalite
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Giuseppe Tornatore
Gerard Depardieu
Tano Cimarosa
Sergio Rubini
Roman Polanski
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Onoff, a celebrated novelist, is accused of a murder he may or may not have committed. While a heavy rainstorm pounds the dilapidated police station, the Inspector assigned to the case tries a variety of approaches in his dogged attempt to get his suspect to confess. Sometimes he flatters the writer with his near encyclopedic knowledge of his work; at other times he resorts to more conventional (and brutal) methods. As the interrogation presses on through the night, the writer, with his wisdom about human nature and his abundant gifts for storytelling, proves to be an elusive subject and a worthy match. Hidden behind this unfolding cats-and-mouse game between these two personalities is a deeper mystery, with a surprising outcome that has overtones of Kafka, OUTWARD BOUND and "The Twilight Zone."
Director
Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast
Gerard Depardieu
Tano Cimarosa
Sergio Rubini
Roman Polanski
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Paolo Lombardi
Nicola Dipinto
Crew
Bruno Altissimi
Beatrice Bordone
Mario Cecchi Gori
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Andrea Crisanti
Pierre Gamet
Giuseppe Giglietti
Blasco Giurato
Jean-louis Livi
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Jolle Mnouchkine
Ennio Morricone
Pietro Notarianni
Pascal Quignard
Claudio Saranceni
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States May 1994
Released in United States on Video January 30, 1996
Released in United States Summer May 26, 1995
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 12-23, 1994.
Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway August 26 - September 2, 1994.
Began shooting March 8, 1993.
Cinemascope
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway August 26 - September 2, 1994.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
Released in United States on Video January 30, 1996
Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 12-23, 1994.)
Released in United States Summer May 26, 1995
