Nero (1992 film)

Nero. is a 1992 Italian black comedy crime film co-written and directed by Giancarlo Soldi. Starring Sergio Castellitto and Chiara Caselli, the screenplay was written by Tiziano Sclavi from a novel of the same name. It follows Frederico and Francesca as they struggle to find a suitably quiet place while carrying Francesca's former boyfriend Zardo cut in pieces in a suitcase.

Nero
Directed by	Giancarlo Soldi
Screenplay by	Tiziano Sclavi Giancarlo Soldi
Based on	Nero. by Tiziano Sclavi
Produced by	Giovanna Romagnoli
Starring	Sergio Castellitto Chiara Caselli Carlo Colnaghi Luis Molteni Hugo Pratt
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Edited by	Mauro Bonanni
Music by	Francesco Guccini Mau Mau
Production company	Produzioni Intersound
Distributed by	Titanus Distribuzione
Release dates	6 September 1992 (1992-09-06) (Venice Film Festival) 18 September 1992 (1992-09-18) (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot synopsis

Frederico's new girlfriend Francesca may have killed her former boyfriend by slitting his throat. Her lover, Frederico, who believes her guilty, tries to help her by making her corpse disappear. But the body really disappears, passing from the trunk of one car to another. His name was Zardo.

Assuming that Francesca killed her former boyfriend and sent him for cleaning up, Frederico cuts him up in pieces, puts him in a suitcase and tries to get rid of it, but he has a hard time finding a suitably quiet place. Unfortunately there's a witness, who comes back on him. One thing leads to another, and the normally shy and overly fearful Frederico has to rid himself of more and more corpses until the film ends.

Cast

• Sergio Castellitto as Frederico
• Chiara Caselli as Francesca
• Carlo Colnaghi as Contadino
• Luis Molteni as D'Ambrosi
• Hugo Pratt as the Foreign Commissioner

Release

Nero. premiered in the Venice Film Festival on 6 September 1992, and was released in Italy by Titanus Distribuzione on 18 September 1992. It has since acquired a cult following.

External links

• Nero at IMDb
• Nero at FilmAffinity
• Nero at the British Film Institute