71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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The Burnt Orange Heresy

Giuseppe Capotondi
USA      98 m.
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Set in present day Italy, irresistibly charismatic art critic James Figueras hooks up with provocative and alluring fellow American, Berenice Hollis. He’s a classic anti-hero in the making with a charm that masks his ambition, whilst she’s an innocent touring Europe, enjoying the freedom of being whoever she wishes. The new lovers travel to the lavish and opulent Lake Como estate of powerful art collector, Cassidy. Their host reveals he is the patron of Jerome Debney (Sutherland), the reclusive J.D. Salinger of the art world, and he has a simple request: for James to steal a Debney masterpiece from the artist’s studio, whatever the cost. As the couple spend time with the legendary Debney, they start to realise that nothing about the artist nor their mission is what it seems. But James is a man of deep, lurking ambition and he will do anything, from arson and burglary to murder, in order to further his career.

Director
Giuseppe Capotondi
Screenplay
Scott B. Smith
Production
MJZ (United Kingdom)
David Zander
Wonderful Films (USA)
William Horberg
Rumble Films (USA)
David Lancaster
Sales
Hanway Films Limited (United Kingdom)
Distribution
Castelao Pictures, S.L (Filmax) (Spain)
Photography
David Ungaro
Edition
Guido Notari
Music
Craig Armstrong
Cast
Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
98 m.
Country
USA
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