I Prefer the Sound of the Sea
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I Prefer the Sound of the Sea is a 2000 Italian-French drama film
directed by Mimmo Calopresti
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
.
The title Preferisco il rumore del mare is a verse of Dino Campana
. Rosario reads excerpts of Heart
and works in a bookshop named Franti.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Mimmo Calopresti
Mimmo Calopresti
Mimmo Calopresti is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film The Second Time was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival....
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
2000 Cannes Film Festival
The 2000 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film Dancer in the Dark by Lars von Trier.-Jury:* Luc Besson, President * Jonathan Demme * Nicole Garcia...
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The title Preferisco il rumore del mare is a verse of Dino Campana
Dino Campana
Dino Campana was an Italian visionary poet. His fame rests on his only published book of poetry, the Canti orfici , as well as his wild and erratic personality, including his ill-fated love affair with Sibilla Aleramo...
. Rosario reads excerpts of Heart
Heart (novel)
Heart is a children's novel by the Italian author Edmondo De Amicis who was a novelist, journalist, short story writer, and poet. The novel is known to be his best known work to this day, having been inspired by his own children Furio and Ugo who had been schoolboys at the time. It is set during...
and works in a bookshop named Franti.
Cast
- Silvio OrlandoSilvio OrlandoSilvio Orlando is an Italian actor.Orlando was born in Naples. He worked with numerous Italian directors such as Nanni Moretti, Daniele Luchetti, Carlo Mazzacurati, Gabriele Salvatores and others...
- Luigi - Michele Raso - Rosario
- Fabrizia Sacchi - Serena
- Paolo Cirio - Matteo
- Mimmo CaloprestiMimmo CaloprestiMimmo Calopresti is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film The Second Time was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival....
- Don Lorenzo - Andrea OcchipintiAndrea OcchipintiAndrea Occhipinti is an Italian actor and producer . He was born in Milan. Among the many films he has appeared in, he worked with director Lucio Fulci in the films The New York Ripper and Conquest.-External links:...
- Massimo - Enrica Rosso - Elisabetta
- Marcello Mazzarella - Vincenzo
- Eugenio Masciari - Cappabianca
- Raffaella Lebboroni - Miriam
- Palma Valentina Di Nunno - Adele
- Lorenzo Ventavoli - Umberto
- Concettina Luddeni - Madre di Luigi
- Laura Curino - Maria (governante)
- Antonio Ferrante - Pasquale (padre di Rosario)
- Stefano Venturi - Giovanni (Mr. Pleigin)
- Giovanni Bissaca - Magistrato
- Elena Turra - Segretaria di Luigi