Indiana Jones wishes he had this much swagger and existential dread.
In 1916, laconic adventurer Corto Maltese is in Paramaribo, Surinam visiting his mystic female friend Java. He helps a young heir haunted by voodoo spirits, delivers some weapons to rebels in Brazil and hunts for treasure with Rasputin.
Cinematography
Watercolor backgrounds that breathe like fever dreams.
Acting
Richard Berry's voice drips with world-weary charisma.
Production
Faithful Hugo Pratt adaptation, finally done right.
Director
Richard Danto
Richard Berry
Corto Maltese (FR)
Patrick Bouchitey
Rasputin (FR)
Catherine Jacob
Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
Marie Trintignant
Bocca Dorata (FR)
Luca Ward
Corto Maltese (IT)
Ennio Coltorti
Rasputin (IT)
Mino Caprio
Jeremiah Steiner (IT)
Alessandra Cassioli
Morgana (IT)
Massimo Lodolo
Tiro Fisso (IT)
Laura Boccanera
Bocca Dorata (IT)
Claudia Razzi
Ambiguità di Poincy (IT)
Romano Malaspina
Avvocato Milner (IT)
Sergio Di Giulio
Il Custode (IT)
Enrico Di Troia
Caienna (IT)
Sonia Scotti
Bahianinha (IT)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugo Pratt's original comics revolutionized European graphic novels by treating pulp adventure with literary seriousness—this adaptation finally captures that adult tone.
Marie Trintignant recorded her final role as Bocca Dorata here before her tragic death; her voice carries an unintentional valedictory weight.
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