The Beast in the Heart (La bestia nel cuore / Don't Tell), is a 2005

2005 in film

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 directed

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 by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel written by herself.

It was nominated for Golden Lion

Golden Lion

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 prize at the Venice International Film Festival

62nd Venice International Film Festival

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. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film

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 category in the 78th Academy Awards

78th Academy Awards

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Cast

• Giovanna Mezzogiorno
  Giovanna Mezzogiorno
  Giovanna Mezzogiorno is an Italian theatre and film actress.Giovanna Mezzogiorno was born in Rome, November 9, 1974, daughter of actors Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Cecilia Sacchi. She grew up watching her parents on set, conscious about acting. At first she wanted to become a ballerina and she...
  
  
• Alessio Boni
  Alessio Boni
  Alessio Boni is an Italian actor.Boni was born in Sarnico. In 1992, Boni finished his theatre studies at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. The second of three, Marco is the eldest and Andrea is the youngest brother...
  
  
• Luigi Lo Cascio
  Luigi Lo Cascio
  Luigi Lo Cascio is an Italian actor born 20 October 1967 in Palermo.He won David di Donatello for Best actor for his starring role in I cento passi.-Filmography:*2000: I cento passi*2001: Luce dei miei occhi...
  
  
• Stefania Rocca
  Stefania Rocca
  Stefania Rocca is an Italian actress.Rocca is best known for her roles in the films Nirvana , The Talented Mr. Ripley and Dracula . She also was the lead in Dario Argento's The Card Player. Her most recent appearance was in the Italian movie, Commediasexi where she played the main character,...
  
  
• Angela Finocchiaro
  Angela Finocchiaro
  -Filmography:* 1979 - Ratataplan, by Maurizio Nichetti* 1980 - Ho fatto splash, by Maurizio Nichetti* 1986 - Il burbero, by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia* 1988 - Domani accadrà, by Daniele Luchetti* 1989 - Luisa, Carla, Lorenza e.....
  
  
• Giuseppe Battiston
• Valerio Binasco
• Simona Lisi
  Simona Lisi
  Simona Lisi is an Italian dancer, choreographer and actress.-Biography:She successfully attend many Italian and English acting and dance academies, like the "London Contemporary Dance School". She graduated in Philosophy studying under philosophy professor Giorgio Agamben who deeply influenced her....
  
  
• Francesca Inaudi
• Manny Oliverez

Plot

Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she remembers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast in the heart".

Awards

• David di Donatello
  David di Donatello
  David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
  
   Awards for the Best Supporting Actress: Angela Finocchiaro
• 3 Nastro d'Argento
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   Prizes (Best Supporting Actress: Angela Finocchiaro - Best Cinematography: Fabio Cianchetti - Best Producer: Riccardo Tozzi, Marco Chimenz and Giovanni Stabilini)
• Volpi Cup for the Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival
  Venice Film Festival
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  : Giovanna Mezzogiorno

External links

• La bestia nel cuore review on European-films.net