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24 April 2002 (France)
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L'Amour, accompagné De doute, est le veritable Amour.
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At 30, Zeno's father dies, and he realizes that his youth is almost over. Meeting Giovanni Malfenti...
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2 nominations
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a sensitive, intelligent film
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Cast
(in credits order) | Fabrizio Rongione | ... | Zeno Corsini |
 | Chiara Mastroianni | ... | Ada |
 | Mimmo Calopresti | ... | Giovanni Malfenti |
| Claudia Coli | ... | Alberta |
| Viola Graziosi | ... | Augusta |
| Toni Bertorelli | ... | padre di Zeno |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marina Benedetto | ... | assistante Malfenti |
| Valerio Binasco | ... | Regista teatrale |
| Vittorio Ciorcalo | ... | Olivi |
| Silvia Cohen | ... | signora Malfenti |
| Camille Dugay Comencini | ... | Anna |
| Raffaele Porro | ... | Orologioio |
| Andre Rebaudengo | ... | fidanzato di Ada |
| Stefano Venturi | ... | assistante Malfenti |
Directed by | |||
| Francesca Comencini | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Francesco Bruni | ||
| Francesca Comencini | ||
| Richard Nataf | ||
| Italo Svevo | novel "Coscienza di Zeno, La" | |
Produced by | |||
| Donatella Botti | .... | producer | |
| Serge Lalou | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ludovico Einaudi | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Luca Bigazzi | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Francesca Calvelli | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Paola Comencini | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Paola Comencini | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Maria Francesca Frogagnolo | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Carolina Olcese | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mauro Crescenzo | .... | hair stylist | |
| Paola Gattabrusi | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Elisabetta Garampi | .... | second production manager | |
| Antonella Viscardi | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Alessandro Angelini | .... | assistant director | |
| Marina Benedetto | .... | assistant director | |
| Carlotta Massimi | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Fabio Marconi | .... | props | |
| Paolo Pietrosanti | .... | props | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Daniele Anzellotti | .... | grip | |
| Eraldo Barbona | .... | key grip | |
| Franco Biciocchi | .... | still photographer | |
| Salvatore Bognanni | .... | assistant camera | |
| Roberto Caproni | .... | electrician | |
| Daria D'Antonio | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Luciano Durante | .... | grip | |
| Francesco Galli | .... | electrician | |
| Roberto Natale | .... | electrician | |
| Stefano Rosati | .... | generator operator | |
| Alessandra Sangermano | .... | video assist operator | |
| Alessandro Saulini | .... | gaffer | |
| Massimo Spina | .... | grip | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Emilio Aiello | .... | costume assistant | |
| Fabiana De Dio | .... | assistant seamstress | |
| Francisco Ranellucci | .... | wardrobe | |
Music Department | |||
| Marco Decimo | .... | musician | |
| Ludovico Einaudi | .... | musician | |
| Mirco Ghirardini | .... | musician | |
Other crew | |||
| Giordano Baffari | .... | production secretary | |
| Carla Maria Camponeschi | .... | production secretary | |
| Serena Caponi | .... | production secretary | |
| Alessandro Ghiacci | .... | production secretary | |
| Silvia Nono | .... | press attache | |
| Clara Pagnotta | .... | production secretary | |
| Massimo Sansonetti | .... | production secretary | |
| Melissa Strizzi | .... | script supervisor | |
Production Companies
- Bianca Film
- Les Films d'Ici
- Mikado Film
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)
- Rai Cinemafiction
- Tele+
- arte France Cinéma
- Dolce (2001) (USA) (all media)
- Mikado (Italy)
- Pierre Grise Distribution (France)
- New Digital sound effects track
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"Le parole di mio padre" - Italy (original title)
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Francesca Comencini has directed a sensitive, intelligent film.
Based on two chapters from novel by Italo Svevo, it tells the story of young Zeno, protected scion of a wealthy father. When the father dies, without ever exchanging words of tenderness with his son, Zeno has to get a job; on his father's advice he goes to businessman Giovanni Malfenti (the superb Mimmo Calopresti).
Malfenti takes Zeno, a highly cultured but ineffective dreamer, under his wing; and more importantly he introduces him to his three lovely daughters. Zeno falls for the oldest one (a luminous Chiara Mastroianni), but the others are interested, too... This is a thoughtful, reserved, adult film. Emotions are intense, but kept below the surface; the photography is shadowy; the acting understated and restrained. Above all, I was struck by the film's profound humanity. It makes fun of no one and spares us all pretentious pseudo-philosophical pratter, but shows us civilized men and women who, although often confused, take pleasure in one another's company, and treat each other - usually at any rate - with respect and dignity. A final pleasure: the film is bathed is the unobtrusive but beautiful music of Ludovico Einaudi