Bravo Bene!
6.7
Filming on Franco Maresco's film about Carmelo Bene is abruptly halted after yet another on-set accident. Producer Andrea Occhipinti pulls the plug, exasperated by the endless takes and repeated delays. Angered, the director simply disappears. Maresco's friend, Umberto Cantone, attempts to mend the rift by calling witnesses from all those involved in the project, in an investigation that offers an opportunity to retrace the personality and ideas of the most corrosive and apocalyptic auteur in Italian cinema.
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Umberto Cantone
Self
Also in
Il delitto Mattarella
I Don't Know the Men of this City
Franco Maresco
Self
Also in
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Apocalypsever - Franco Maresco
Francesco Conticelli
Self
Marco Alessi
Self
Bernardo Greco
Self
Also in
Grazie Lia
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Francesco Puma
Self
Saverio D'Amico
Self
Toti Mancuso
Self
Known for
Ordinary Happiness
Giuseppe Lo Piccolo
Self
Known for
Immaculate
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Riccardo Eggshell
Self
Ernesto Tomasini
Self
Also in
Children of Men
Thunderpants
Aurora Falcone
Self
Franco Maresco Director · Claudia Uzzo Screenplay Francesco Guttuso Screenplay
First release September 5, 2025 · Produced in Italy · Production Dugong Films, Eolo Film Productions
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Lucky Red
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Dugong Films
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Eolo Film Productions
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MiC
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Sicilia Film Commission
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Apulia Film Commission
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Italy
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Original title
Un film fatto per Bene
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 5, 2025
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South Korea
March 1, 2026 · Premiere · Venice in Seoul
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