''Tano da morire'' (internationally released as ''To Die for Tano'') is a 1997 Italian

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

written and directed by

Roberta Torre Roberta Torre (born 21 September 1962) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In 1997 she won the Nastro d'argento for best new director with her first film, ''Tano da morire'' ("To Die for Tano"). The film entered the 54th Venice Interna ...

. It is loosely inspired by actual life events of Tano Guarrasi, a butcher and a jealous brother of four sisters who was also a little mafia boss and who was killed in his shop in September 1990.''L'Espresso'', Edizioni 35-38, 1998.

Awards

It entered the

54th Venice International Film Festival The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997. Jury The following people comprised the 1997 jury: * Jane Campion (New Zealand) (head of jury) * Ronald Bass (USA) * Véra Belmont (France) * ...

, in which it won the FEDIC Award, the Kodak Award and the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for best directorial debut film. The film also won two David di Donatello (for best score and best new director) and three

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

(best score, best new director and best supporting role, an award given to the entire female cast).

Cast

* Ciccio Guarino: Tano Guarrasi * Mimma de Rosalia: Franca Guarrasi, sister of Tano * Adele Liotta: sister of Tano * Mariella Aliotta: sister of Tano * Annamaria Gonfalone: sister of Tano * Francesca Di Cesare: Anna * Antonina Uzzo: Concetta

References

External links

* 1997 films 1990s musical comedy films Italian musical comedy films 1990s Italian-language films Films set in Palermo Mafia films Italian films based on actual events 1997 directorial debut films 1997 comedy films 1990s Italian films {{musical-comedy-film-stub