Open Doors

1990 film by Gianni Amelio
Movie film Q647044
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Summary

Open Doors is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (569 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: David di Donatello for Best Film[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5], European Film Academy Special Jury Award[6], European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[7]
  • Director: Gianni Amelio[8]
  • Screenwriter: Gianni Amelio[9], Vincenzo Cerami[10], Alessandro Sermoneta[11]
  • Composer: Franco Piersanti[12]
  • Genre: trial film[13], drama film[14]
  • Based on: Open Doors and Three Novellas[15]
  • Cast member: Gian Maria Volonte[16], Ennio Fantastichini[17], Renzo Giovampietro[18], Renato Carpentieri[19], Tuccio Musumeci[20], Silverio Blasi[21], Lydia Alfonsi[22], Nicola Badalucco[23]
  • Producer: Angelo Rizzoli[24]
  • Director of photography: Tonino Nardi[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[26]
  • Color: color[27]
  • Country of origin: Italy[28]
  • Publication date: March 29, 1990[29]
  • Distributed by: Orion Pictures[30]
  • Narrative location: Palermo[31]
  • Filming location: Palermo[32]
  • Main subject: capital punishment[33]
  • Film editor: Simona Paggi[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[35], European Film Award for Best Film[36], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[37], David di Donatello for Best Director[38], International Submission to the Academy Awards[39]
  • Title: Porte aperte[40]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[41]
  • Duration: 108 minutes[42]
  • Set in period: 1937[43]
  • Production designer: Franco Velchi[44]
  • Assessment: Mako Mori test[45], reverse Mako Mori test[46]

Why It Matters

Open Doors has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Open Doors receive?

Honors received include David di Donatello for Best Film[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4], European Film Award for Best Cinematographer[5], and European Film Academy Special Jury Award[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [7] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer → Franco Velchi
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    Publication date → +1990-03-29T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Gianni Amelio, Vincenzo Cerami, Alessandro Sermoneta
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