COSMONAUTA

Italy
2009
86 minutes

In 1963 Rome, a suburban teenager comes of age between her Communist Party affiliation inherited from her late father, her hated conservative stepdad, her epileptic brother obsessed with the Russian space program and her passion for a schoolmate who only has eyes for the class beauty. Charming and affecting period coming-of-age comedy with an impeccable script and wonderful performances from the ensemble cast.

Domenico Procacci presents a Fandango production in collaboration with RAI Cinema.
Starring Miriana Raschillà, Pietro del Giudice, Michelangelo Ciminale, Valentino Campitelli, Chiara Arrighi, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Angelo Orlando, Luciano Scarpa, Roberto di Palma, Lucio Patanè; with Claudia Pandolfi; with the participation of Sergio Rubini.
Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli; produced by Domenico Procacci; screenplay by Ms. Nicchiarelli, Teresa Ciabatti, from a story by Ms. Nicchiarelli; music by Gatto Ciliegia Contro Il Grande Freddo (Fabio Perugia, Max Viale, Gianluca della Torca); director of photography (Technicolor), Gherardo Gossi; production designer, Alessandro Vannucci; costume designer, Francesca Casciello; film editor, Stefano Cravero.
Screened: 8 1/2 Italian Film festival advance DVD screener, Lisbon, May 16th 2010. 

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