Open Doors
- Original title
- Porte aperte
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 108 min.
- Country
- Italy
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Gian Maria Volonté
- Ennio Fantastichini
- Renzo Giovampietro
- Renato Carpentieri
- Tuccio Musumeci
- Silverio Blasi
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | 1930s
- Synopsis
- On 10 March 1937, in Palermo, the clerk Tommaso Scalia that was the scapegoat for embezzlement in the Confederation Building kills with a bayonet his former chief, the lawyer Spadafora Vincenzo, and his replacement, the accountant Speciale Antonio. Then he drives his car through a lonely road and rapes and executes his wife with a shot on her head. He goes to trial expecting to receive the capital punishment, but Judge Vito Di Francesco that is against the death penalty finds evidences that the murder has a passionate motive. However, the defendant wants to be executed by the firing squad in an eccentric situation.
- Awards
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1990: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture1990: European Film Awards: Best Film & Best Cinematography1989: 4 David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film. 11 Nominations1990: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best Cinematographer.
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