Lake Como, Italy. A cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve. What happened that night? How will this accident change the destiny of the rich Bernaschi family and the Rovelli family on the edge of bankruptcy?
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 50 min.
- Country, year
- Italy, France, 2014
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Italian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Paolo Virzì
- Screenplay
- Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo
- Cinematography
- Jérôme Almeras, Simon Beaufils
- Music
- Carlo Virzì
- Cast
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Fabrizio Gifuni, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Valeria Golino, Luigi Lo Cascio, Matilde Gioli
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Actress
- Italian Competition Award for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing
- Best Director
- Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Sound
Director
Paolo Virzì
Paolo Virzì was born in Italy in 1964. Film director, writer and producer, he is considered to be one of the major heirs of the Italian-style comedy film tradition. He made his directing debut in 1994 with Living It Up which was presented at the Venice Film Festival. Among his film credits there are films like Ferie d’agosto (1995), Hardboiled Egg (1997), which won the Grand Special Jury prize at the Venice Film Festival, Caterina in the Big City (2003) and The First Beautiful Thing (2010).
