Caterina in the Big City (2003)
"Caterina va in città" (original title)

When her father, Giancarlo is transferred to Rome from the small country town of Montalto Di Castro, Caterina, a 12 years old girl, will discover her new classmates, a totally new world, an... See full summary »

Director:

Paolo Virzì

Writers:

Francesco Bruni, Paolo Virzì

Stars:

Alice Teghil, Sergio Castellitto, Margherita Buy

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alice Teghil	...	Caterina Iacovoni
Sergio Castellitto	...	Giancarlo Iacovoni
Margherita Buy	...	Agata Iacovoni
Antonio Carnevale	...	Cesarino
Silvio Vannucci	...	Fabietto Cruciani
Federica Sbrenna	...	Daniela Germano
Carolina Iaquaniello	...	Margherita Rossi Chaillet
Zach Wallen	...	Edward (as Zach -James Smith- Wallen)
Martino Reviglio	...	Gianfilippo
Claudio Amendola	...	Manlio Germano
Flavio Bucci	...	Lorenzo Rossi Chaillet
Paola Tiziana Cruciani	...	Zia Marisa
Luigi Grilli	...	Zio Alfredo
Tereza Paula Da Rosa	...	Teresa
Renata Orso	...	Zia Adelina

Storyline

When her father, Giancarlo is transferred to Rome from the small country town of Montalto Di Castro, Caterina, a 12 years old girl, will discover her new classmates, a totally new world, an ambient extremely divided politically. She starts developing her friendship with the "left side", represented by Margherita, and the right, Daniela, side of her class. She will lose herself, without knowing who she really is. However, maybe Edward, the young Australian boy, who lives in the apartment across hers, can help her more that she thinks.

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Plot Keywords:

depression | elementary school | 2000s | italy | rome italy | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you just want to fit in...or not

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

24 October 2003 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Caterina in the Big City

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$19,116 (USA) (17 June 2005)

Gross:

$293,268 (USA) (14 October 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cattleya, Rai Cinemafiction, Sky Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Corrado Fortuna: 

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Goofs

The story begins in 2003, but the dates do not match up with the days of the week for that year.

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Connections

References The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Inno ufficiale dei giovani fascisti"
Music by Giuseppe Blanc and lyrics by Vittorio E. Bravetta
Sung at the wedding reception

User Reviews

>>>!!!*~~~I loved the film~~~*!!!<<<

I am a student in Australia, in year 9, 15 years old, studying Italian at LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown. I viewed this film as an excursion 3 days ago, and I loved it. I feel for Caterina because I guess I am a little naive in a way. She didn't realize that people were using her, she didn't realize that Margherita liked her in a different, more romantic way, she didn't know about a lot that went on in Rome. It was a very nice, dramatic and funny storyline, and i suppose it appeals to a large audience. I rated it 9/10. I took off 1 mark because I feel not enough was shown of Edward, the guy she loved, the guy from "down under", the guy who most Australians can identify with. He played a prime role in my eyes because he brought her life back on track when she had run away. A little more could have also been shown of Fabietto and Agata's relationship. This film was an excellent representation of the comparison between the posh side of Italy and the grateful and appreciative side of Italy