A Man on His Knees / Un uomo in ginocchio (1980)
A Man on His Knees (1978)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 4:3 | Cover | 01:45:38 | 5,62 Gb
Audio: Italian AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Thriller, Film-Noir
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 4:3 | Cover | 01:45:38 | 5,62 Gb
Audio: Italian AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Thriller, Film-Noir
Director: Damiano Damiani
Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Eleonora Giorgi, Michele Placido
Nino, a regular working-class guy, finds that a hitman has been hired to kill him. He discovers that a wealthy woman has been kidnapped and that everyone who was involved in it is being killed off. However, Nino had nothing to do with the kidnapping and has to find out who has sent the killers and stop them before it's too late.
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A Man on His Knees / Un uomo in ginocchio (1980)
Nino used to be a car thief and served to years in prison. Now he makes a living by selling coffee and lemonade at a little stall. By chance he gets drawn into a war between two rivaling (mafia) families and finds himself on a death list. He tries to resolve the misunderstanding while keeping his little business and his dignity.
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This crime drama by Damiano Damiani is situated in a bleak, rainy, dirty Palermo with little hope for a small time ex-convict like Nino. The police is weak and Nino never even considers asking them for help. The small fight and cheat amongst themselves with the bosses giving orders without being seen.
The film is shot in an unostentatious style and narrated in a similar matter-of-factly kind of way. A very good film yet utterly pessimistic.
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"Un uomo in ginocchio" means a man on his knees. This is a noir for certain, but since it's made in 1980, we call it neo noir; and this is a superb noir, way more than what I expected. By the end, I felt it was in the same class as the 1967 "A Ciascuno Il Suo".
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What makes it great? The depth of being true to life, human actions that make sense in step with the characters, who are human and subject to the human frailties. There is a great amount of nuance in the writing, and the story goes in very surprising directions.
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In the first part of the story, there is a natural humor side by side with the seriousness, and that's partly because the characters have to release tension, and their volubility is so typically Italian. But then it gets more and more serious, and all humor vanishes completely by the end. The film makers were in perfect control of their material, and they exercised a lot of intelligence. Only 1 movie in many is able to achieve this kind of result.
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The plot is straightforward. In Palermo, Gemma operates a little kiosk with the help of Tano Cimerosa. Gemma has done time for car theft. He's married with several children. He gets his name placed on a hit list of 8 because a kidnapping has occurred nearby that upset the Mafia boss, Ettore Manni. A coffee cup with his kiosk's name on it was found at the scene. A killer has been hired in from out of town, played marvelously by Michele Placido. Cimerosa recognizes him. Gemma then tries to get off the hook, and that's what most of the action is about.
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Since these characters are not stereotypes, the action is not stereotypical. There are many twists and turns.IMDB Reviewers
A Man on His Knees / Un uomo in ginocchio (1980)
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