The Goodbye Kiss (2006)
"Arrivederci amore, ciao" (original title)

Giorgio Pellegrini, a former left-wing activist turned terrorist has fled to Central America and fought with a guerrilla movement. Fifteen years later he is fed up with living in the jungle... See full summary »

Director:

Michele Soavi

Writers:

Massimo Carlotto (novel), Marco Colli (screenplay),

Stars:

Alessio Boni, Michele Placido, Isabella Ferrari

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alessio Boni	...	Giorgio
Michele Placido	...	Anedda
Isabella Ferrari	...	Flora
Alina Nedelea	...	Roberta
Carlo Cecchi	...	Avv. Brianese
Antonello Fassari	...	Sergio
Marjo Berasategui	...	Francisca
Riccardo Zinna	...	Vesuviano
Alessio Caruso	...	Gayetano
Max Mazzotta	...	Ciccio Formaggio
Gentiano Hazizi	...	Romo (as Gentian Hazizi)
Kai Portman	...	Tonci
Marco Mattioli	...	Javier (as Marcos Mattioli)
Amandio Pinheiro	...	Pepe
Emanuela Galliussi	...	Laura

Storyline

Giorgio Pellegrini, a former left-wing activist turned terrorist has fled to Central America and fought with a guerrilla movement. Fifteen years later he is fed up with living in the jungle and decides to return to Italy. What he wants is to lead a comfortable bourgeois life in his native country. Thanks to Anedda, a corrupt police inspector, and after giving away former comrades, he obtains a reduced jail sentence. Once released from prison he obsessively pursues his dream of becoming a "respectable" citizen, even if the way to it is paved with larceny, pimping, drug-dealing, rape, heist and murder...

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | terrorist | shot in the torso | trial | victim | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Pan-Européenne [fr]

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian Spanish French Croatian

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Goodbye Kiss

Filming Locations:

Latina, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€4,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioUrania, Rai Cinema, Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Time Shift: Italian Noir: The Story of Italian Crime Fiction (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Arrivederci amore, ciao"
(2006)
Composed by Paolo Conte and Michele Virano
Written by Vito Pallavicini
Performed by Caterina Caselli
Produced by Roberto Vernetti
String arrangement by Fabio Gurian
Courtesy of Sugarmusic Spa

User Reviews

It is an awful movie.

It is an awful movie. It is incredible since the Novel by Massimo Carlotto was so good. Probably Carlotto should have be involved in the screenplay writing to realize a better movie. The only positive point is Michele Placido , great interpretation. I do not understand how a director such as Soavi could make a terrible movie from a very good story. The music is good and the song is beautiful. I am really upset since I love the "noir" and we could have a good chance....... Sorry but I really did not like It, the screenplay has so many problems and some scenes makes you laugh since they are almost ridicule. All the actors except Placido are not as good as we know them. Enrico