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1996 film by Abel Ferrara

For the 1984 Japanese film, see The Funeral (1984 film).

The Funeral is a 1996 American crime-drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro and Gretchen Mol.

The story concerns the funeral of one of three brothers in a family of gangsters that lived in New York City in 1930s. It details, through a series of flashbacks, the past of the brothers and their families.

Dafoe, who also starred in Ferrara's “Pasolini,” plays Tommaso, an American indie director living in Rome.

Dafoe, who also starred in Ferrara's “Pasolini,” plays Tommaso, an American indie director living in Rome.

Subjected to threats and intimidation from the mafia and frustrating inaction from the Italian government, Tommaso succumbed to a heart attack during the making.

Upcoming, new, and past Tommaso Rossellini movies, TV shows, TV movies, appearances, specials, and more -- plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations.

Rossellini's approach to history proved to be teleological even in the more complex Man's Struggle for Survival, in which he developed a story that extended.

Chronicles the life of Tommaso Puzzilli, a product of the slums sur- rounding Rome, from his early adolescence to his death from tuber- culosis in his early.

Chris Penn won the Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actor at the 1996 Venice Film Festival for his performance. The film received five Independent Spirit Awards nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.^[3]

Plot

The film begins with the funeral of one of the three Tempio brothers, a set of violent criminals.

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