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I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (1999)
Director: Mimmo Calopresti
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From Time Out Film Guide
A rather puzzled study of Italy's north/south divide by means of three intersecting characters: Luigi (Orlando), a middle-aged Turin businessman whose roots are in Calabria, his disaffected teenage son Matteo (Cirio), and Rosario (Raso), a sullen, troubled lad whom Luigi meets on a trip home and attempts to take under his wing. It's not the most compelling device, and writer/director Calopresti never gets underneath the trio's ennui - Luigi's disillusionment with his corporate colleagues is a particularly opaque subplot - but the steady pacing and level, confident acting means that they're at least intriguing enigmas.Author: NB
Cast & crew
Director: Mimmo Calopresti
Producer: Donatella Botti, Roberto Cicutto, Luigi Musini
Cast: Silvio Orlando, Michele Raso, Paolo Cirio, Fabrizia Sacchi, Mimmo Calopresti, Andrea Occhipinti, Enrica Rosso, Marcello Mazzarella full cast
Duration: 84 mins
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