La guerra di Mario Filming Locations
Where was La guerra di Mario filmed? La guerra di Mario was filmed in 2 locations across Italy in the following places:
La guerra di Mario Filming Locations
Naples is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022.
Suburban Ponticelli in eastern Naples is bisected by Via Argine with its malls, bars, and restaurants. It's home to Murales Park, where larger-than-life murals by area street artists adorn apartment buildings. The 13th-century Basilica of Santa Maria della Neve contains sculptures and tempera paintings, while the Roman Villa of Caius Olius Ampliatus ruins, buried when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, draws history buffs.
La guerra di Mario (2005)
A rebellious little boy has been taken away from his abusive mother and placed in the temporary care of a young couple. And while Mario is a singular child, commendably portrayed by the pugilistic Marco Grieco, what turns Antonio Capuano's Mario's War into a fine film is not just this penetrating performance but the sensitive depiction of the new world that envelops this young boy. This film gets to the heart of the restless struggle between an adult and a child who have to adapt to each other without the bond of a biological relationship. Giulia is a special woman who gratefully and bravely embraces her new foster son. As played by the wonderful Valeria Golino (recently seen in Respiro), we recognize her unbending strength and commitment to meeting this huge challenge. Not only does she have to grapple with every obstacle Mario throws at her, but she has to cope with the doubts and hesitation of Sandro (Andrea Renzi), the man she lives with and loves... Hovering uneasily over the film is the issue of making a defiant kid fit into a system that may not suit him. Giulia and Mario are allies in a war to make sure that his individuality survives intact, but they are also occasional antagonists. Capuano's skill at balancing these competing forces is exemplary, turning Mario's War into a complex portrait of a woman and her chosen son.