Dropout | |
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Directed by | Tinto Brass |
Written by | Tinto Brass Roberto Lerici Franco Longo |
Produced by | Franco Nero |
Starring |
Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Gigi Proietti Frank Windsor |
Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti |
Edited by | Tinto Brass |
Music by | Don Fraser |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 min |
Country | Italy |
Languages |
Italian English |
Dropout is a 1970 Italian romantic drama directed by Tinto Brass. It stars real-life couple, Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave. They also worked with Brass a year later on the drama La vacanza. Dropout was released in France on December 18, 1970, followed by a theatrical release in Italy on February 22, 1971.
Mary (Redgrave) is a disillusioned English banker's wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno (Nero). [1] Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society's dropouts; the unemployed, drug addicts, drag queens, alcoholics and anarchists. They both learn a great deal about life from these misfits. [2]
Carlo Ponti had originally agreed to produce the film but when he pulled out, Brass, Nero and Redgrave decided to cover the production costs themselves. Subsequently, shooting commenced on 1 June 1970. [2]
Dropout | |
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Directed by | Tinto Brass |
Written by | Tinto Brass Roberto Lerici Franco Longo |
Produced by | Franco Nero |
Starring |
Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Gigi Proietti Frank Windsor |
Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti |
Edited by | Tinto Brass |
Music by | Don Fraser |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 109 min |
Country | Italy |
Languages |
Italian English |
Dropout is a 1970 Italian romantic drama directed by Tinto Brass. It stars real-life couple, Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave. They also worked with Brass a year later on the drama La vacanza. Dropout was released in France on December 18, 1970, followed by a theatrical release in Italy on February 22, 1971.
Mary (Redgrave) is a disillusioned English banker's wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno (Nero). [1] Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society's dropouts; the unemployed, drug addicts, drag queens, alcoholics and anarchists. They both learn a great deal about life from these misfits. [2]
Carlo Ponti had originally agreed to produce the film but when he pulled out, Brass, Nero and Redgrave decided to cover the production costs themselves. Subsequently, shooting commenced on 1 June 1970. [2]