Mercadante
1799. During the Altamuran Revolution, young Saverio Mercadante experiences the trauma of war and discovers music as a refuge. Many years later, he returns to his hometown to offer a majestic performance to his city.
Mercadante
Year: 2025
Duration: 25:00
Genre: Biography, Short
Look: 2.39:1
Starring:
Antonio De Rosa as Saverio (Adult)
Mariasole Cornacchia as Sofia Gambaro
Michele Squicciarino as Saverio (Child)
Donatella Denora as Rosa Bia
Ivano Picciallo as Luca De Samuele Cagnazzi
Cristian Masi as baker
Gianni Lorusso as Giacinto Mercadante
Nando Lo Pio as Giuseppe Mercadante
Vito Galetta as Saverio (Teen)
Extras:
(Scene 8 – Revolution)
Michele Tota as priest
Rosaria Avelluto as praying woman
Teresa Galetta as praying mother
Grazia Cannito as woman retreating indoors
Maria Letizia Macella as mother with child
Gabriele Macella Loviglio as child
Rocco Di Santo as exhausted man
Michele Denora as father saving daughter
Asia Denora as daughter
Antonio Continisio, Gianni Cirrottola, Bartolomeo Dileo, Lisa Dileo
Concetta Forte, Domenica Lauriero, Giuseppe Miglionico, Maria Pia Miglionico, Nicole Miglionico, Noemi Miglionico, Gabriella Noviello, Francesco Patella, Vincenzo Petronella, Angela Rella, Chiara Rondinone, Liliana Rossano, Rosa Saccente, Raffaele Storsillo, Maria Terrone, Caterina Tragni
(Scene 10 – Escape)
Umberto Binetti as man saving elder
Nunzio Cappiello as elder
Rosa Saccente as woman searching for husband
Donato Germano as child searching for father
Domenico Germano as child searching for father
Flavia Germano as child searching for father
Michele Campobasso as father searching for family
Angela Cirrottola as mother with newborn
Liborio Squicciarino as newborn with mother
Vito Ciaccia as elder with daughter
Marta Loiudice as daughter
Maria Caporosso, Pasqua Giulia Colamonaco, Lucianna Colonna, Rosa Creanza, Pietro Forte, Angelica Guacci, Ilenia Lorusso, Francesco Lorusso, Mariangela Lorusso, Antonio Loviglio, Anna Michela Maddalena, Elena Maffe, Michela Moramarco, Marco Moramarco, Vincenzo Petronella, Milena Popolizio, Silvio Ragone, Serena Shehu, Maria Terrone, Michela Terrone, Masi Vito Pietro, Francesco Di Filippo, Paolo Mangiatordi
Special Thanks:
Labò di Maria Cappiello
Creanza Antichità
Algramà
Produced by Amaranta Frame
Directed by Gerry Ciccimarra
Executive Producer: Francesco Mangiatordi
Story and Screenplay: Gerry Ciccimarra, Cristian Masi
Production Manager: Roberta Ugenti
Production Coordinator: Davide Stolfa
Director of Photography: Michele Masiello
Camera Operators: Michele Masiello, Rocco Allegretti
Editing: Gerry Ciccimarra, Fabrizio Caponio, Cristian Masi
Assistant Directors: Cinzia Clemente, Cristian Masi
Directing Assistant: Federica Brunetti
Casting Director: Cinzia Clemente
Sound Recording and Foley: Mattia Catalano
Sound Mixing and Mastering: Francesco Perrone
Production Design: Maria Cappiello
Location Manager: Maria Cappiello
Set Design Assistants: Vincenzo Capurso, Chiara Storsillo, Cecilia Stacca
Grip: Vincenzo Olive
Make-up: Giusy La Torre
Hair Stylist: Gianni Cirrottola
Costumes: Algramà, Angela Carlucci
Costume Assistant: Maria Terrone
Visual Effects: Michele Simone
Color Correction and Grading: Michele Masiello
Historian: Giuseppe Pupillo
Historical Consultants: Bianca Tragni, Giacinto Moramarco
Music Consultants: Alfredo Cornacchia and Giovanni Mugnuolo
Calligrapher: Gianmatteo Moramarco
Backstage Photography: Elena Ciccimarra
Stables and Carriages: Scuderia Impero Fratelli Servedio
Replica Weapons: Rosa di Jericho, Vitangelo Ruggieri
Printing: Michele Castellano
Closing Credits: Riccardo Balena
