Incantato (2003)
"Il cuore altrove" (original title)

Nello Balocchi, a 35-year-old teacher of Greek and Latin, is invited to Bologna by his father, the owner of the Papal tailor's shop in Rome. His father hopes Nello will find a soul mate in ... See full summary »

Director:

Pupi Avati

Writer:

Pupi Avati

Stars:

Neri Marcorè, Vanessa Incontrada, Giancarlo Giannini

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Neri Marcorè	...	Nello
Vanessa Incontrada	...	Angela
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Cesare
Nino D'Angelo	...	Domenico
Sandra Milo	...	Arabella
Giulio Bosetti	...	Dott. Gardini
Edoardo Romano	...	Prof. Gibertoni
Anna Longhi	...	Lina
Chiara Sani	...	Jole
Alfiero Toppetti	...	Renato
Rita Carlini
Bob Messini
Pietro Ragusa	...	Guido Beccalis
Adriano Amidei Migliano
Romano Malaspina

Storyline

Nello Balocchi, a 35-year-old teacher of Greek and Latin, is invited to Bologna by his father, the owner of the Papal tailor's shop in Rome. His father hopes Nello will find a soul mate in Bolgna and thus produce an heir for the business. Nello stays in a guesthouse run by Arabella, a wise woman who already knows all about his situation. He shares a room with Domenico, a crafty barber from Naples. After several unsuccessful efforts, Nello meets Angela, an exuberant, beautiful young blind girl with whom he falls hopelessly in love. The girl's father and Nello's parents do not approve of the relationship, but the real problem is Angela's temperament.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | tailor | mother son relationship | blindness | bologna italy | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 January 2003 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Incantato

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,701 (USA) (24 September 2004)

Gross:

$22,758 (USA) (5 November 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Duea Film, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC), Rai Cinemafiction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

According to the English subtitles, Nello walks into Angela's room and says, "Good morning". They only talk for a few minutes. She then asks him if it is dark outside, to which he replies: "It's almost evening". However, this is not necessarily a mistake in the original Italian. "Buon giorno" is said until lunchtime, even as late as 2pm, and "buona sera" takes over from siesta time onwards. Saying "E' quasi sera" would not be an error if the scene began at lunchtime.

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Connections

References City Lights (1931)

User Reviews

Good romantic movie

Basically it's the story of a man not joining the chorus, Nello, and of his impossible love for the woman of his dreams. Emotionally speaking he is a late teenager (35 years old), he never had a girlfriend and his father wants to find one for him. It could be a typical comedy setup, but Neri Marcorè gives out his best in his first _serious_ role. The consequence is a strange, a bit surreal, film.

IF you passed through love delusions or a terrible shyness during adolescence you'll love the movie. It has the power to make you remember those feelings, showing them as real as possible. Great acting from Neri and Giancarlo and from secondary characters, good job with casting! Simple but realistic setting and costumes make Il Cuore Altrove a snapshot of Italy of late twenties.

I propose this film to the fans of Punch-Drunk Love, it's another good example of how love can make impossible things happen.