La febbre (2005)

Director:

Alessandro D'Alatri

Writers:

Alessandro D'Alatri (story), Gennaro Nunziante (screenplay),

Stars:

Fabio Volo, Valeria Solarino, Cochi Ponzoni

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Fabio Volo	...	Mario
Valeria Solarino	...	Linda
Cochi Ponzoni	...	Il padre
Arnoldo Foà	...	Il Presidente
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucilla Agosti	...	Marina
Silvano Agosti	...	Sauro
Massimo Bagliani	...	Cerqueti
Gisella Burinato	...	Maddalena
Stefano Chiodaroli	...	Michele
Julie Depardieu	...	Julie
Vittorio Franceschi	...	Faoni
Alessandro Garbin	...	Giovanni
Gianluca Gobbi	...	Marco
Paolo Jannacci	...	Luca
Thomas Trabacchi	...	Bicio

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (Italy)

Also Known As:

La fiebre

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$646,379 (Italy) (1 April 2005)

Gross:

$1,344,444 (Italy) (8 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rai Cinemafiction, Rodeo Drive

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Arnoldo Foà, The President, is inspired by real Italian Presidents of the Republic, Sandro Pertini and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

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Soundtracks

"Tre minuti"
by Negramaro

User Reviews

Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Alessandro D'Alatri is one of the most interesting Italian directors around. He comes from the world of publicity but that is not enough to explain his lavish visual dexterity. His talent is as real as the subjects he touches. I fell in love with "Senza Pelle" (Without Skin) a D'Altri film of a few years ago. In that one he had the workings of an impossible triangle in the hands of three superb actors, Anna Galiena, Kim Rossi Stuart and Massimo Ghini, the rhythms and the revelations were fast and furious, lyrical and true, most of anything that, true. You felt it with every fiber of your body. In "La Febbre" his hand is still the hand of a passionate master but the story revolves mainly around one character, played by Fabio Volo. He is certainly effective, with a lovely, childish face and a melancholic smile, he has been wonderfully directed but doesn't have the depth or the range of a Rossi Stuart. His scenes are beautifully played but they work individually, not as a whole. The character through the actor seems to have forgotten what it came before. It doesn't grow and develop during the length and breath of the film, but in short or semi short scenes. I like the actor very much but the film with a great actor could have become, transcendental. The young Sordi, even a foreigner like Edward Norton could have given the part what clearly were D'Alatri's intentions. I don't want to bring this marvelous film down. It is one of the best Italian films I've seen in a long time. There's something here that we've never seen before, truly new. There is also something borrowed, the "once Italian, always Italian" syndrome and as a consequence something blue. A melancholic look backwards with the sights set, hopefully, forward.