Private Project

Beyond the Mist - the mistery of Rainer Merz

A week before Easter a great actor disappears from the set where an historic movie is shot. A
private detective discreetly comes entrusted of the fact. Since the beginning of the inquiry he tries
the anxious perception to be somehow involved in the departed stories of the disappeared one.
The places, among which a former factory of chocolate, where years before a child was dead in
mysterious circumstances, are soaked with esoteric signs.
The Man, in the spasmodic yearning of omnipotence, clashes with the proud reaction of the
Nature (the Woman), not at all willing to accept his domain.

  • Giuseppe Varlotta
    Director
  • Giuseppe Varlotta
    Writer
  • Paolo Gonella
    Writer
  • Giovanni Casella
    Writer
  • Giovanni Casella
    Producer
  • Giuseppe Varlotta
    Producer
  • Pippo Delbono
    Key Cast
    "Investigatore Andreasi"
  • Corinne Clery
    Key Cast
    "Rosa Carlini"
  • Frederic Moulin
    Key Cast
    "Assistente Bonfiglio"
  • Luca Lionello
    Key Cast
    "Regista Stanley"
  • Joe Capalbo
    Key Cast
    "William Barret"
  • Chiara Dello Iacovo
    Key Cast
    "Celine"
  • Vincent Nemeth
    Key Cast
    "Prof. Armand Rubino"
  • Stéphanie Capetanidès,
    Key Cast
    "Psicologa Corinne"
  • Cosetta Turco
    Key Cast
    "Moglie di Andreasi"
  • Stefano Annoni
    Key Cast
    "Dorian"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Oltre la nebbia - il mistero di Rainer Merz
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 26 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy, Switzerland
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Rome Indipendent Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    December 1, 2017
    Italy
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • PFA FILMS
    Country: Italy
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Giuseppe Varlotta

Giuseppe Varlotta (Asti, Italy-1971), graduated him in architecture to the Polytechnic of Turin,
experiments the most different languages of art: architecture, theater, multimedia installations,
cinema. In the his first short Nanà (2004) he directs Mario Monicelli, Felice Andreasi and Bebo
Storti. He realizes music videos for Target Music (Battiato and Ligabue's musical label) and the
video United with the duo Povia-Baccini.
His first feature film Zoè (2010) includes in the cast Francesco Baccini, Serena Grandi, Andrea G.
Pinketts, Bebo Storti and Camillo Grassi. He collaborates to the movie Reality of Matteo Garrone
(Gran Prix, 2012, Festival of Cannes). In September 2015 he starts shooting his second work,
Beyond the mist – The mistery of Rainer Merz, completed in 2017.
For Endemol it is among the directors of Grande Fratello, editions 11, 13, 16, and Vip 1 and 2.

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