''Sicilia!'' () is a 1998
Italian
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black-and-white film directed by
Danièle Huillet and
Jean-Marie Straub
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. ''Sicilia!'' follows a man returning to visit his native
Sicily
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, after living in
New York City
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for many years. The film is an adaptation of
Elio Vittorini
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's anti-fascist novel ''
Conversations in Sicily'', which was first published in 1941.
Portuguese filmmaker
Pedro Costa
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Biography
After com ...
's documentary on Straub and Huillet, ''Où gît votre sourire enfoui?'' (alternately translated into English as ''Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?'' or ''Where Lies Your Hidden Smile?''), was filmed while they were editing ''Sicilia!''.
The film was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
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The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1999 Cannes Film Festival
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The festi ...
.
It was included in the
37th New York Film Festival.
Cast
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Gianni Buscarino as the son
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Angela Nugara as the mother
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Vittorio Vigneri as the knife-grinder
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Carmelo Maddio as the orange-seller
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Ignazio Trombello as policeman
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Simone Nucatola as policeman
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Giovanni Interlandi as the traveler
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Mario Baschieri
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Giuseppe Bonta
Reception
In the
British Film Institute
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’s 2012 ''
Sight & Sound
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'' critics poll, ''Sicilia!'' received 7 votes and appeared at number 235.
References
External links
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1999 films
Italian black-and-white films
1990s Italian-language films
Films set in Sicily
Films directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet
1999 drama films
Italian drama films
1990s Italian films
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