Il Gioiellino (2011) - film review

Andrea Molaioli

Drama

Summary

Leda is the pride of the Italian economy, a vast commercial empire run by the Rastelli family which spans five continents. Under pressure from the laws of global commerce, the Rastellis must resort to all manner of skulduggery so as not to lose their pre-eminent position in the world market - forgery, political influence, corruption... The Rastellis are a family of entrepreneurs whose fraudulent activities may well bring about their downfall...

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Credits

Director: Andrea Molaioli
Script: Andrea Molaioli, Ludovica Rampoldi, Gabriele Romagnoli
Photo: Luca Bigazzi
Music: Teho Teardo
Cast: Toni Servillo (Ernesto Botta), Remo Girone (Amanzio Rastelli), Sarah Felberbaum (Laura Aliprandi), Fausto Maria Sciarappa (Franco Schianchi), Lino Guanciale (Filippo Magnaghi), Vanessa Compagnucci (Barbara Magnaghi), Lisa Galantini (Segretaria), Renato Carpentieri (Crusco), Gianna Paola Scaffidi (Augusta Rastelli), Maurizio Marchetti (Giulio Fontana), Igor Chernevich (Igor Yashenko), Jay O. Sanders (Mr. Rothman), Adriana De Guilmi (Signora Rastelli), Alessandro Adriano (Matteo Rastelli), Roberto Sbaratto (Commercialista), Alessandro Signetto (Attilio Pieri), Lorena Antonioni (Segretaria del Presidente), Luca Canale Brucculeri (Cameriere), Walter DeForest, Brett McClelland (Banker), Bruno Pizzul (Voce telecronista), Barbara Vincent (American Woman), Laura Butler (Extra), Elizabeth Logan (Pedestrian)
Country: Italy / France
Language: Italian
Runtime: 110 min
Aka: The Jewel; The Little Gem; L'Empire des Rastelli

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