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Open Doors

Rating
6.6
116
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Original title
Porte aperte
Year
Running time
108 min.
Country
Italy Italy
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama | 1930s
Synopsis
On 10 March 1937, in Palermo, the clerk Tommaso Scalia that was the scapegoat for embezzlement in the Confederation Building kills with a bayonet his former chief, the lawyer Spadafora Vincenzo, and his replacement, the accountant Speciale Antonio. Then he drives his car through a lonely road and rapes and executes his wife with a shot on her head. He goes to trial expecting to receive the capital punishment, but Judge Vito Di Francesco that is against the death penalty finds evidences that the murder has a passionate motive. However, the defendant wants to be executed by the firing squad in an eccentric situation.
Awards
1990: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture
1990: European Film Awards: Best Film & Best Cinematography
1989: 4 David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film. 11 Nominations
1990: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best Cinematographer.
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User history
Open Doors
1990
Gianni Amelio
6.6
(116)
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