Brando De Sica, son and grandson of film directors, shot his first film Mimì, the prince of darkness, written with Ugo Chiti and Irene Pollini Giolai and produced by Paco Cinematografica and Rai Cinema, in Naples: the film tells the story of two solitary figures, Mimì, a Neapolitan pizza chef with a foot malformation, and Camilla, a young bipolar runaway who has found a refuge from her pain in a dark, underground Naples. They meet, join their solitudes, and try to escape with their imagination from the cynical and violent world around them.
Brando De Sica offers a horror-tinged Naples, one that retains the grotesque and light-hearted accents typical of the city. This original point of view reflects the dream world where Mimì, a disabled young orphan and target of mistreatment by the son of the local boss, takes refuge.
The director plays on the contrasts evident in a stratified city, highlighting esotericism, myths and legends, including that which holds Dracula's tomb to be located there. He shot mostly by night, a time when vampires move freely. Essentially, it is the ideal city to tell a dark tale full of contradictions.
Locations included the Piscina Mirabilis, the Certosa di San Martino, the historic centre, lungomare and Marechiaro, the Ponti Rossi district, plus cemeteries and towns in the province (such as Brusciano).
Brando De Sica, son and grandson of film directors, shot his first film Mimì, the prince of darkness, written with Ugo Chiti and Irene Pollini Giolai and produced by Paco Cinematografica and Rai Cinema, in Naples: the film tells the story of two solitary figures, Mimì, a Neapolitan pizza chef with a foot malformation, and Camilla, a young bipolar runaway who has found a refuge from her pain in a dark, underground Naples. They meet, join their solitudes, and try to escape with their imagination from the cynical and violent world around them.
Brando De Sica offers a horror-tinged Naples, one that retains the grotesque and light-hearted accents typical of the city. This original point of view reflects the dream world where Mimì, a disabled young orphan and target of mistreatment by the son of the local boss, takes refuge.
The director plays on the contrasts evident in a stratified city, highlighting esotericism, myths and legends, including that which holds Dracula's tomb to be located there. He shot mostly by night, a time when vampires move freely. Essentially, it is the ideal city to tell a dark tale full of contradictions.
Locations included the Piscina Mirabilis, the Certosa di San Martino, the historic centre, lungomare and Marechiaro, the Ponti Rossi district, plus cemeteries and towns in the province (such as Brusciano).
