MAR NERO
Black Sea
Italy/Romania/France
2008
92 minutes
A Romanian immigrant in Italy is hired as live-in helper to a rude, curmudgeonly Florence widow, but slowly they become friends. Amiable melodrama that doesn't really know where it wants to go but provides some good moments during the trip, mainly due to the excellent acting.
Francesco Pamphili presents a Film Kairós/RAI Cinema production, in co-production with Hi Film, Manigolda Film; with the contribution of Toscana Film Commission, Centrul National al Cinematografiei Romania, Televiziunea Romana.
Starring Ilaria Occhini, Dorotheea Petre, Vlad Ivanov, Maia Morgenstern, Corso Salani, Alessandra Bedino.
Directed by Federico Bondi; produced by Francesco Pamphili; screenplay by Ugo Chiti and Mr. Bondi, based on a story by Mr. Bondi and Cosimo Calamini; music by Enzo Casucci and Guy Klucevsek; director of photography (Eurolab), Gigi Martinucci; production designer, Daniele Spisa; costume designer, Alessandra Vadalà; film editor, Ilaria Fraioli.
Screened: 8 1/2 Italian Film Festival advance DVD screener, Lisbon, May 15th 2010.
Italy/Romania/France
2008
92 minutes
A Romanian immigrant in Italy is hired as live-in helper to a rude, curmudgeonly Florence widow, but slowly they become friends. Amiable melodrama that doesn't really know where it wants to go but provides some good moments during the trip, mainly due to the excellent acting.
Francesco Pamphili presents a Film Kairós/RAI Cinema production, in co-production with Hi Film, Manigolda Film; with the contribution of Toscana Film Commission, Centrul National al Cinematografiei Romania, Televiziunea Romana.
Starring Ilaria Occhini, Dorotheea Petre, Vlad Ivanov, Maia Morgenstern, Corso Salani, Alessandra Bedino.
Directed by Federico Bondi; produced by Francesco Pamphili; screenplay by Ugo Chiti and Mr. Bondi, based on a story by Mr. Bondi and Cosimo Calamini; music by Enzo Casucci and Guy Klucevsek; director of photography (Eurolab), Gigi Martinucci; production designer, Daniele Spisa; costume designer, Alessandra Vadalà; film editor, Ilaria Fraioli.
Screened: 8 1/2 Italian Film Festival advance DVD screener, Lisbon, May 15th 2010.
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