Colpire al cuore (1983)

Director:

Gianni Amelio

Writers:

Gianni Amelio (story), Vincenzo Cerami

Stars:

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Laura Morante, Sonia Gessner

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Dario
Laura Morante	...	Giulia
Sonia Gessner	...	Emilio's Mother
Laura Nucci	...	Dario's Mother
Vanni Corbellini	...	Sandro Ferrari
Vera Rossi	...	Emilio's Sister
Matteo Cerami	...	Matteo, the child
Fausto Rossi	...	Emilio

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 March 1983 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Blow to the Heart

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antea Cinematografica, Rai Uno Radiotelevisione, Swan productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fausto Rossi, who plays Emilio, and Vera Rossi, who plays his sister, really are brother and sister. And they really are the children of actress Sonia Gessner, who plays their mother in the film.

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Connections

Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)

User Reviews

End of paternal myth

A story about duty and freedom nuances. About social walls and mixture between past and present. About the other as projection of your desire.About silence and strange skin of words, about images and discoveries, about measure of understanding and price of frustration.

Fight between generations, a father dependent of past's believes, his disciples, an teenager son for who the truth is essence of decent existence and its value is only way to be himself.

A dark film about gestures and secrets, about ethical symbols and cold relations, about sacrifice and innocence, about impossibility of confession and different worlds.

A film of suggestion and subtle beauty. Exploration of a crisis in shadow of social reality. End of paternal myth and travel inside good and bad.