Trivia
The bears' famous invasion of Sicily
Original titleLa fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile
Directed by Lorenzo Mattotti · starring Antonio Albanese, Leïla Bekhti and Toni Servillo
- 4 facts
- 2019
The bears' famous invasion of Sicily: trivia
All 4 facts
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Novel based
The film is based on the novel by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati (1906-1972), called 'La famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia' (The famous invasion of bears in Sicily), first published in 1945. Buzzati not only wrote it, also illustrated it.
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Director and illustrator
The director of the film Lorenzo Mattotti is a renowned illustrator. He has authored covers for media such as 'The New Yorker', 'Le Monde' and 'Vanity Fair'.
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Initial idea
The author of the novel based on the film, Dino Buzzati, who was also a painter, initially drew an illustration for his nieces of a battle between bears and soldiers, led by a bear king. Later, when asked to write and illustrate a story for children, he decided to start working with those drawings.
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Dubbing by Andrea Camilleri
Andrea Camilleri participated in the Italian dubbing and was his last performance before his death. Camilleri was a very popular writer in Italy, known above all for his police novels set in Sicily, on which the series 'Inspector Montalbano' is based.