''Fiorile'' is a 1993 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

about a

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caused by greed. The film was directed by

Paolo Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Paul (name), Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Anton ...

and

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, and stars Claudio Bigagli,

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, and

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. It was entered into the

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1993. French filmmaker Louis Malle served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The ''Palme d'Or'' was join ...

. The title ''Fiorile'' allegedly is derived from the month of

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(April–May) in the French Republican Calendar. The film is also known as ''Wild Flower''.

Plot

While travelling to visit their grandfather in

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, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean but while he was distracted by her, Elisabetta's brother Corrado unintentionally stole the regiment's gold that Jean was guarding, causing Jean's death by firing squad and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the ''Maledetti'', the 'cursed' (''Benedetti'' means 'blessed'). The children's grandfather Massimo Benedetti is the last man to be directly affected by the curse but will he pass it onto them?

Cast

* Claudio Bigagli – Corrado / Alessandro *

– Elisabette / Elisa *

– Jean / Massimo * Lino Capolicchio – Luigi *

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– Juliette *

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– Gina * Giovanni Guidelli – Elio * Norma Martelli – Livia *

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– Duilio *

Chiara Caselli Chiara Caselli (born 22 December 1967) is an Italian actress. In 1994, Caselli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress award as well as the David di Donatello for Best Actress award. Caselli has appeared in American films including '' My Ow ...

– Chiara *

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– Massimo as an old Man * Carlo Luca De Ruggieri – Renzo * Laurent Schilling * Fritz Müller-Scherz – University Professor * Laura Scarimbolo – Alfredina

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* * 1993 films 1993 drama films 1990s Italian-language films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Films scored by Nicola Piovani 1993 multilingual films Italian multilingual films French multilingual films German multilingual films {{1990s-drama-film-stub

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