QUELL’ESTATE FELICE
by Beppe Cino
synopsis
It is the summer of 1951, in Sicily. The young professor Angelo Amato loves Maria Venera, the most beautiful and mysterious girl in town, but his love is not returned. Fifty years later, the old professor sees his life story retold in a film. Those who were once his loves and friends are long gone; time consumes, spoils and messes up all that is beautiful in Man. This film about Sicily at the start of the fifties, amongst bursts of passion, forced escapes and unreciprocated love, recalls the great and over-used themes and atmosphere found in films by Vitaliano Brancati and Pietro Germi. In true Sicilian style, I could reply that this is so, but it's not!
original title: | Quell’estate felice |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Beppe Cino |
film run: | 113' |
release date: | 20/02/2009 |
screenplay: | Beppe Cino |
cast: | Olivia Magnani, Djoko Rossich, Dario Costa, Giovanni Argante, Sergio Friscia, Sara Emmolo |
cinematography by: | Alessandro Ojetti, Antonello Emidi |
film editing: | Roberto Siciliano |
art director: | Nello Giorgetti |
costumes designer: | Eloisa Cino |
music: | Fabrizio Siciliano |
producer: | Mariano Arditi |
production: | M. Cinematografica |
distributor: | Emme Cinematografica |