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Respiro
''Respiro'' is a 2002 Italian-French film written and directed by Emanuele Crialese and released in English-language markets in 2003. The film stars Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, and Francesco Casisa. In the Italian language, ''respiro'' means ''breath''. Plot Grazia, played by Golino, is a free-spirited mother of three married to shy fisherman Pietro (Vincenzo Amato) and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behaviour—one moment she is laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she is curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy. Grazia is closely shepherded by her oldest son Pasquale, played by Casisa. After Pietro puts down one of Grazia's dogs because he thinks it might be dangerous, impulsive Grazia sets all the stray dogs free in the town's makeshift k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-belly-button scene. In addition to David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak and Italian Golden Globe awards, she is one of four actresses to have twice won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival. Early life Golino was born in Naples, Italy, the daughter of an Italian father who was a Germanist scholar, and a Greek mother, Lalla, who was a painter. One of her grandmothers was Egyptian-French. She grew up in an "artistic household", and after her parents split up, was raised alternating between Athens and Sorrento (near Naples). Golino is the niece of the journalist Enzo Golino at ''L'Espresso'', and her brother is a musician. When she was a girl, her mother frequently took her to the cinema, and she quickly became intereste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuele Crialese
Emanuele Crialese (born 27 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City. Biography Emanuele Crialese was born on July 26, 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied filmmaking at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, from where he graduated in 1995. During this time he made several short films including ''Heartless'' (1994). His first feature film, '' Once We Were Strangers'' (1997), was an Italian-American co-production, funded by a producer who had noticed Crialese during his apprenticeship in the United States. Between 1998 and 2000, Crialese worked in theater and on a drafting of a cinematic treatment of Ellis Island along with producer Robert Chartoff, the producer of ''Raging Bull'' and ''Rocky''. This was followed by the feature '' Respiro'' (2002) starring Valeria Golino. The film recounts an old Sicilian legend about the island of Lampedusa. Crialese won the Critics Week Grand Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May 2002. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski. The festival opened with '' Hollywood Ending'', directed by Woody Allen and closed with '' And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen'', directed by Claude Lelouch. Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies. Director Woody Allen was also presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or given to a director who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won a competitive Palme d'Or. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2002 Official Selection: * David Lynch, Jury President * Sharon Stone * Michelle Yeoh * Christine Hakim * Régis Wargnier * Bille August * Raúl Ruiz * Claude Miller * Walter Salles Un Certain Regard The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 2002 Un Certain Regard: * Anne Fontaine (direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Amato
Vincenzo Amato (born 30 March 1966) is an Italian actor and sculptor. Life and career Born in Palermo, the son of the stage director and folk musician Emma Muzzi Loffredo, after high school Amato moved to Rome, where his mother lived. Always dedicated to painting, finished the university Amato focused on iron sculpting. After a couple of exhibitions at the art gallery Il Gabbiano in Rome, he moved to Manhattan, and he began to exhibit with some success at the Earl McGrath Gallery in New York. In the US, Amato became friends with the director Emanuele Crialese, who directed his debut as an actor in the film '' Once We Were Strangers''. His career as an actor had a breakthrough with the role of the fisherman Pietro in Crialise's next film, ''Respiro''. In 2007, he was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in '' Nuovomondo''. Partial filmography * ''Once We Were Strangers'' (1997) - Antonio * ''Prison Song'' (2001) - Store Owner * ''Ciao America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elio Germano
Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor. Life and career Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duronia, Province of Campobasso, Germano debuted aged twelve in Castellano e Pipolo's movie '' Ci hai rotto papà'' (1992). During his studies at scientific lyceum, he received acting training at Teatro Azione in Rome. In 1999, he abandoned an opportunity to work in theatre with Giancarlo Cobelli in order to play in Carlo Vanzina's film '' Il cielo in una stanza'', which launched Germano as one of the most popular Italian actors. His big break came in 2007, when he was cast as the lead in the successful movies '' Fallen Heroes'' and ''My Brother is an Only Child'' by Daniele Luchetti. The following year he first received international recognition by winning the Shooting Stars Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival. Germano wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Procacci
Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer. Life and career Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo. In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit, Sergio Rubini's ''La stazione''. He soon specialized in producing small-budget art films directed by young directors. In 1992, he started a long collaboration with Rolf de Heer, producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia. Procacci won four David di Donatello Awards for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category. In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak, whom he married in September 2019. Selected filmography * 1990 - '' The Station'' * 1992 - '' Flight of the Innocent'' * 1993 - '' Bad Boy Bubby ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampedusa
Lampedusa ( , , ; scn, Lampidusa ; grc, Λοπαδοῦσσα and Λοπαδοῦσα and Λοπαδυῦσσα, Lopadoûssa; mt, Lampeduża) is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The ''comune'' of Lampedusa e Linosa is part of the Sicilian province of Agrigento which also includes the smaller islands of Linosa and Lampione. It is the southernmost part of Italy and Italy's southernmost island. Tunisia, which is away, is the closest landfall to the islands. Sicily is farther at , while Malta is east of Lampedusa. Lampedusa has an area of and a population of about 6,000 people. Its main industries are fishing, agriculture, and tourism. A ferry service links the island with Porto Empedocle, near Agrigento, Sicily. There are also year-round flights from Lampedusa Airport to Palermo and Catania on the Sicilian mainland. In the summer, there are additional services to Rome and Milan, besides many other seasonal links with the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandango (Italian Company)
Fandango is an Italian entertainment company founded in 1989 by Domenico Procacci. Fandango began as a film production company and has expanded its focus over the years into publishing, film distribution, music, television, radio, and the management of literary cafés and cinemas. History Fandango was founded in 1989 by Domenico Procacci, who named it after the 1985 film of the same name starring Kevin Costner. Fandango's first production was the film '' The Station'' (1990) by Sergio Rubini. The film was screened at the Venice International Film Festival, and was awarded the David di Donatello Award for Best New Director and the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. In 1992, Fandango produced its first international co-production, ''Bad Boy Bubby'' by Rolf de Heer. The collaboration later inspired the creation of an Australian branch of Fandango in 2002. In 1998, Fandango produced two films by first-time directors: ''Radiofreccia'' by Luciano Ligabue and e ''Ecco fatto'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bambola
"La bambola" (Italian for "The Doll") is an Italian pop song written by Franco Migliacci, Ruggero Cini and Bruno Zambrini, and performed by Patty Pravo. The song had been previously refused by several artists, including Gianni Morandi, Little Tony, Gigliola Cinquetti, Caterina Caselli and The Rokes. The single peaked at the first place for nine consecutive weeks between May and June 1968 on the Italian chart and was certified gold. It is considered as the song which definitely consecrated Pravo to fame. The B-side of the single is "Se c'è l'amore" ("If There Is Love"), a cover of Long John Baldry's "Let the Heartaches Begin". A Spanish-language version of the song was released in Spain. The song was later covered by several artists, including Dalida, Heidi Brühl, Anita Lindblom, Giusy Ferreri, Fredi, Felicia Weathers, Sara Lov, Sergio Dalma, , Olé Olé, Tamara Miansarova and Ivan Cattaneo. It was also used in several films, notably Anton Corbijn's '' The American'', Miche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with psychosis, it is called mania; if it is less severe, it is called hypomania. During mania, an individual behaves or feels abnormally energetic, happy or irritable, and they often make impulsive decisions with little regard for the consequences. There is usually also a reduced need for sleep during manic phases. During periods of depression, the individual may experience crying and have a negative outlook on life and poor eye contact with others. The risk of suicide is high; over a period of 20 years, 6% of those with bipolar disorder died by suicide, while 30–40% engaged in self-harm. Other mental health issues, such as anxiety disorders and substance use disorders, are commonly associated with bipolar disorder. While the causes of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. On 1 July 2014, co-founder and former head of French pay-TV operator Canal+, Pierre Lescure, took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Frémaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival. It is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Awards
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The nationally televised award ceremony is held in Paris each year in February. The exact location has changed over the years (in the Théâtre du Châtelet from 2002 to 2016). It is an initiative of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, which was founded in 1975. The César Award is considered the highest film honor in France, the French film industry's equivalent to the Molière Award for theatre, and the Victoires de la Musique for music. In cinema, it is the French equivalent to the Academy Award. The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the Molière Award for theatre. The name of the award comes from the sculptor César Baldaccini (1921–1998) who designed it. The 47th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
