Blindati

Fragasso strikes again. The man behind the camera, who gave us such highly forgettable movies such as MONSTER DOG and AFTER DEATH, goes on with his personal vision of mafia underworld, this one conjuring up nothing less than greek mythology... Usual Fragasso-Drudi shortcomings - especially in the script department - but some inventive shots; sad but true, Fragasso is the last survivor of the famous italian horror-thriller-action b-movie era of the 60's-70's

Armored it is a rare example of Italian "faida" between siblings, told like a epics novel, it is much inner violence and physical violence. Two siblings and two families cursed for a fact of the past, where a brother kills l' other brother, like Caino and Abel of the Bible. This door in the time to a series of ferocious crimes for revenge. the film carries out in Calabria native land, of the Mafia (original name Calabria mafia) "ndrangheta". Skillful scenes and interesting, new history absolutely outside from every logic of the TV Italian series. Fragasso and Drudi, fantastic brace, diabolic brace in all. This film, realized in the year 1999. Today it is looked at alone very bad fiction, I hope o that our fantastic brace lathes soon also in this Italian TV dead for the fiction very bad that continuous Italy to make. This fiction it has a cast of relief, a lot important, like Stefania Sandrelli and Andrea Giordana, brace never seen before on the screen. Luca Lionello, Francesco Benigno ( Palermo-Milan One Way 1995)and many other actors from the perfect characters. Mariano Rigillo in the role of the old brother, ago an optimal performance from actor of high profile. To see also for curiosity one of the first apparitions dell' actress: Michela Ramazzotti (tutta la vita avant 2008), interprets the daughter of Luca Word, one of the relatives in faida, comes killed in memorable way, from an uncle, in a scene that will pass to the history for audacity, violence and scenic fantasy of diabolic mind for Drudi writer, looks at the body of Michela, thrown in road, inside of an ambulance, to all speed, while it is legacy on the stretcher. Turned in skillful way the best Director Fragasso. Only this scene is worth all the film. Recommended.

Fragasso and Drudi are not the last survivors of films years 70 d' police action or, is superficial to define them in this way. They invent the cinema every time, and go ahead experiencing various things, without never to remain attacked to the past. They are alive, I love this brace of the Italian cinema, that she remains free d' to express itself, daring, without never to yield to the mediocrity, puts into effect them. Sometimes they are thus ahead in the time, to be happens and appreciated, years after and I do not refer to the Troll2 phenomenon, but to "Skinhead "Teste Rasate", and "Palermo Milan One Way", loved from the public, but massacred from the critic then, the same critic who today of it speaks well. Fragasso and Drudi, are mind and spirit of a single body. The Drudi has a good intuition on history to carry on the screen, "Teste Rasate" , is born from she, like "Palermo Milan" and all the others to follow, history that then Fragasso spouse and realize from those great director who is, turning them with and not only, because he is oneness personality to turn, the spirit and head spouse, its films are not never cold, leaving like company, its unmistakable style. Fragasso Drudi forms an indestructible team. They love hard history with the social one, also in old the Horror, where the fantasy came mixed to the social one, with much irony, always thanks to the volcanics mind of the Drudi. Perhaps the film Virus (1980), is an example, is the first history, where it tells that, the scientists, in order to resolve the problem of the hunger of the third world, create a virus that transforms in cannibals the Africans, making to eat them between they till the extermination total, but then he escapes it to the virus of hand. (l' double irony of the Drudi in this history already obvious in dramatics problem) But speaking about Is TV movie "Blindati" (2000) is gone beyond every limit. Blindati it is pulp, it is fable, she is Gore, it is thriller, it is adventure it is the Mafia, it is the family and the power, the strong and political power of the families tied to the Mafia, ndrangheta,camorra-racket, sacred joined crown, to all the Mafias d' Italy. That they leave from the family of blood and the family that spouse and that follows itself to life in the ndrangheta. Blindati it has the features of the Greek tragedy, of the rest the Drudi has always put in written its and evidenced, the studies classics of Omero, and its love for they. Fragasso loves complex history between heart and violence. Fragasso loves the strong colors, repeats does not know alone to turn well, enough not to know to turn if he is not able to interpret history many complex, if it is not in degrees to direct the actors. Fragasso loves an exaggerated actors performance, lives and masculine. it succeeds to pull outside all from an actor with great energy. Blindati, to 10 years all' escape conserve a Young and only originality. Enough to see the fiction today that they make to cry, all equal and banal ones. Fragasso and Drudi go protect like a species in dead of extinction and not for the ties to the past, but for their intelligence, sensibility and creativity. Fragasso and Drudi, loved or hated without going of means, because they have canceled the means way from their DNA. Blindati it goes today seen and see again, "most current the monster and the killer hide in family." like in Blindati. To see also for the special effects, never seen before (the dive and fall of one of the siblings on the rock, in sea, without that the MDP never detaches) realized with intelligence and wisdom. Fragasso and Drudi are completed in all. The Drudi is a fan of resumption technology (computer graphic) of paranormal, fantasy and demonology, history that then that tells to Fragasso and it makes its. I have had the pleasure to see them to work with on the set and truly they form an only body and mind. They must continue to work thus. Blindati to see also for who it does not love the decided, colored cinema and hard, of sure will not never be bored, finding a beautiful surprise outside the equal ordinary all who by now reigns in TV. Because Blindati, even if it is dealt like a movie, it is a fiction for the TV of two heading all to see, with a cast stellar, from Stefania Sandrelli on all.

It 'a long time that I try this TV miniseries. Can anyone tell me where I can see? . Many years have passed since its airing, and have not passed over. My memories are good, I found it interesting and exciting, for a fiction. The plot is full of feeling, but about two Mafia families who hate and kill each other in the canons of the feud. The story is set in calabria.Ho I did much research online, but I found the DVD. If someone can write a copy to my email address: chiaromana_2007@libero.it. I would be happy to buy it. Now I need also to study the Italian fiction Armored and I think one of the most interesting and original products baked on TV. They welcome any information possible. An actress Stefania Sandrelli, who I love with Andrea Giordana and many other actors that are difficult to see working together in a story like this so special. Thanks in advance for any kind of help. Chiara