| Naples in Veils | |
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| Directed by | Ferzan Özpetek |
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| Music by | Pasquale Catalano |
Production companies | Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia, R&C Produzioni, Faros Film |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $7.2 million[2][1] |
Naples in Veils (Italian:Napoli velata) is a2017thriller film directed by Turkish-Italian filmmakerFerzan Özpetek.[3][4][5] The plot is centered around Adriana, aNaples-basedmedical examiner in her forties who falls for a younger man and spends the night with him at her place.
During a Neapolitan ceremony involvingfemminielli at her aunt's house,medical examiner Adriana (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) is seduced by a handsome young man, Andrea (Alessandro Borghi). The two spend a sex-filled night at her place. Andrea asks Adriana to meet again later that afternoon, but he disappoints her by not showing up for the date. The following day, Adriana discovers that the young man on whom she is carrying out apost-mortem examination is Andrea. Someone murdered him and gouged out his eyes. Additionally, Adriana finds out from police inspectors that Andrea had taken pictures of her naked after they had sex. Soon after, she decides to investigate the circumstances surrounding Andrea's mysterious and brutal death. A man who looks exactly like Andrea, however, seems to repeatedly appear around town whenever Adriana is present.
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The film was released in Italy on 28 December 2017.[1] Its release for Blu-ray and DVD sales took place on 23 April 2019.[2]
Naples in Veils grossed $0 in the United States and Canada[1] and $7.2 million in other territories, plus $609 with home video sales.[2]
Onreview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[3]
