''Against the Wind'' ( it, Controvento) is a 2000
Italian
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drama film
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co-written and directed by
Peter Del Monte
Peter Del Monte (29 July 1943 – 31 May 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film ''Invitation au voyage'' won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 Ca ...
. It entered the Panorama section at the
51st Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
An unstable actress (Nina) and her repressed
child-psychiatrist sister (Clara) fall in love with the same man (
Leo
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).
Cast
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Margherita Buy
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner.
Overview
After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her bre ...
as Clara
*
Ennio Fantastichini
Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His breakout role ...
as Leo
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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-bell ...
as Nina
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Maria Monti as Mother
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Stefano Abbati as Attilio
See also
*
List of Italian films of 2000
References
External links
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2000 films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Peter Del Monte
2000 drama films
2000s Italian films
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