PADRONE E SOTTO
MASTER AND VASSAL
Michele Cirigliano / Switzerland / 2014 / 72 min / Colour
In the small-town bars of southern Italy, relationships between the local men often revolve around the table, with cards and a glass of wine. But in this bar, in a village high in the Sicilian mountains, the game *patruni e sutta* (master and vassal) is something more. The gestures, crude words, and arguments transform it from a simple pastime into a ritual. In this way, the men’s humanity emerges powerfully, their experiences accompanied by satisfactions, hopes, disappointments, and habits. The director, originally from this area, returns with a different perspective and by learning to play, learns to recognize his land.
Michele Cirigliano
Born in 1976 in Switzerland, he earned a Masters in Film from the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in 2014. With Padrone e sotto he participated in various international festivals, among these the Zurich Film Festival, FirstSteps Berlin, Dok Leipzig, Bafici Buenos Aires, Belgrad Documentary and Short Film Festival.
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Language Italian Subject Michele CiriglianoScreenplay Michele CiriglianoCinematography Aurelio BuchwalderSound Michele CiriglianoEditing Anja BombelliMusic Peter BräkerMain cast Enza Molinari, Minguccio Amato, Paolo Dabraio, Nicola Santoro, Nicola DitellaProducer Mira Film, Hercli BundiProduction company Mira Film
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