# Bravo Bene! (2025)

> An interrupted Carmelo Bene documentary becomes a sardonic investigation into artistic disappearance, Italian cinema, and the destructive logic of filmmaking.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7304325

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Franco Maresco
- Cast: Umberto Cantone, Franco Maresco, Francesco Conticelli, Marco Alessi, Bernardo Greco, Francesco Puma, Saverio D'Amico, Toti Mancuso
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30874362/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: none
- Mood: sardonic, irreverent, intellectually provocative, film society screening, cinephile viewing

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