Xchange (2004)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times: 12m
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio:
Sound:

DIRECTION

Directed by: Giovanni Pedde, Vittorio Testa

CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: © 2003 Less Visible Things
Production Company: Studio Universal presents; Less Visible Things; Giovanni Pedde presents a film by Giovanni Pedde, Vittorio Testa
Executive Producer: Giorgio Russo
Produced by: Giovanni Pedde
Production Manager: Attilio Moro

SCRIPT
Screenplay by: Giovanni Pedde, Vittorio Testa
Story: Giovanni Pedde

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Andrea Vellucci

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Marco Cristiani
Camera Operator/Steadicam: Matteo Carlesimo
Assistant Camera: Fabrizio Fuselli
Gaffer: Andrea di Biase
Key Grip: Dante Golinelli
Camera & Equipment: Orange S.n.r.
Technical Equipment: CiakItalia

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Edited by: Giovanni Pedde, Vittorio Testa
Color Correction: Michele Fuccio
Color Correction Studio: SET/Produzione
Final Cut Pro Advisor: Maria Mobilia

MUSIC
Soundtrack: Jack & Wendy Torrance (1)

SOUND
Special Sound Effects: Harry Caul (2)

COSTUMES AND MAKE UP
Make-up: Paola Calabrese

VISUAL EFFECT
Special Optical Effects: Edward Straker, Paul Foster (3)

OTHER CREW
Production Secretary: Benedetta Lepri

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks to: Osvaldo Caruso, Eleanora Andreatta, Orsino Sforza, Alessio Muzi

CAST

Harold Thomas (the medium)
Gianluca Russo (Kane D'Ebano)
Tiziana Vanni Rossi (Dr Claire Reins)

with the special participation of
Anna Fadda (the fourth medium)

and with
Fabrizio di Rienzo (the third medium)

and
Giorgio Russo (the other medium)

PLOT SUMMARY

Kane Erbano suffers a terrifying recurring dream in which a group of mediums accuse him of interfering with their séance and kill him. Kane has become so disturbed by the dream that he now has just a few minutes of sleep every night. In a last ditch effort to cure his problem, Kane seeks the help of psychiatrist Claire Renis who has developed a new method which may help. But when she hypnotises Kane and enters his dream with him, they both get a lot more than they bargained for.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Intended as a trailer for a longer work, one which subsequently seems to have found a backer, this is a strange, haunting story. It's strange, stylish and compelling if ultimately rather slight. It bodes well for the feature version though which could be one to watch for.

TIMELINE

2004
June
3: Italy - shown at the 12° Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini
4: Italy - shown at the 12° Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini

July
Day Unknown
Italy - shown at 24° Fantafestival, Rome

August
29: UK - shown at Frightfest, London

September
25: USA - shown at the Shriekfest Film Festival

POSTER TAGS

Sleeping isn't always dreaming

REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

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KEYWORDS

dreams, hypnotism, insomnia, mediums, nightmares, psychologists, séances

NOTES

(1) These are almost certainly pseudonyms - they're the names of the two leading characters from The Shining (1980)

(2) This is almost certainly a pseudonym - it's the name of the character played by Gene Hackman in The Conversation (1974)

(3) These are almost certainly pseudonyms - they're the names of the two leading characters from UFO (1970-1971)

Last Updated: 3 February, 2010