{"id":3953,"date":"2015-02-14T18:19:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T18:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2015-07-27T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:36:02","slug":"a-d-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thewildeye.co.uk\/blog\/reviews\/a-d-project\/","title":{"rendered":"A.D. Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AD Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I always wondered what had happened to Eros Puglielli, the director of the revivalist giallo Eyes of Crystal<\/strong> in 2004. It was a good enough film to hint that he would go on to better things, but such is the state of the Italian film industry that it was not to be: he now works in television and was recently behind the acclaimed series Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958<\/strong>. But before moving his focus completely to the small screen he also made AD Project<\/strong> (2006), a micro-budgeted production which was released straight to DVD.<\/p>\n

The story follows a group of seemingly random characters who congregate in a small town where some mysterious stuff is going down. There’s actor Marco (Marco Bonini), just arrived\u00a0for an audition with his frustrated girlfriend (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) in tow; an experimental psychiatrist (Giorgio Albertazzi) whose latest patient (Eleonora Mazzoni) seems to have experienced some kind of unknown trauma and is frankly rather scaring him; her husband (Cristiano Callegaro), who owes money to a mysterious organisation; and a weird porn website owner (Emiliano Reggente). Events slowly build towards a climax at some deserted out of town buildings which are protected by a weird area of high pressure and a shadowy character called ‘the guardian’.<\/p>\n

A.D. Project<\/strong> can’t be faulted for it’s ambition. Its budget ($356 according to IMDB) was provided by the cast and crew, who also all act as co-producers, and it was distributed straight to magazine kiosks throughout Italy. Given its limited means, it’s an audacious attempt to do a Dvaid Lynch style story of fractured narratives, weird events and alienated characters. It’s well shot with cinematography that would put many bigger budget features to shame and a suitably creepy atmosphere. Perhaps unsurprisingly the acting can be shakey, the script is often confusing and it seems to run out of steam towards the end. But despite this it’s a laudable effort, and again makes it all the more surprising that Puglielli hasn’t gone on to a more glittering career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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