Anche libero va bene (2006)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Kim Rossi Stuart

Writers:

Linda Ferri (writer)
Francesco Giammusso (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tommi (11) and his slightly older sister Viola live in the city with their father. They cope with being...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Father Son Relationship | Roof | Swimming Lesson | Young Boy

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Alessandro Morace	...	Tommaso 'Tommi' Benetti
Kim Rossi Stuart	...	Renato Benetti
Barbora Bobulova	...	Stefania Benetti
Marta Nobili	...	Viola Benetti
Pietro De Silva	...	Domenico
Roberta Paladini	...	Letizia
Sebastiano Tiraboschi	...	Antonio
Francesco Benedetto	...	Vincenzo
Roberta Lena	...	Marina
Stefano Busirivici	...	Barzelli
Marco Bardi	...	Guglielmo
Greta Alice Gorietti	...	Elena
Francesca Strati	...	Monica
Federico Santolini	...	Claudio
Manuela Occhiuzzi	...	Insegnante di Lettere

Also Known As:

Along the Ridge (International: English title)

Runtime:

Italy:108 min | Spain:108 min | Argentina:108 min | Australia:104 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Company:

Dodici Dicembre

Trivia:

Actor and director Kim Rossi Stuart declared that he didn't want to play a role in this film, because he wanted to concentrate on directing. But when the actor who was supposed to play the father (Renato Benetti) walked out two weeks before shooting, the producers pressed him to play this role himself.

Best Italian movie 2005/2006

I think this debut by Kim Rossi Stuart is the true best Italian movie of the season 2005/2006. It's even better than "Romanzo criminale" (Michele Placido) and "Il Caimano" (Nanni Moretti). It's so touching and subtle it doesn't seem a debut, but we must remind that Kim Rossi Stuart was already quite experienced as an actor.

The acting is phenomenal. Alessandro Morace (the lone Tommi) is the best child actor I've ever seen: he's natural, and he has got magnificent, sad eyes who can talk more than a speech. And Marta Nobili (the joyful Tommi's sister, Viola) doesn't confine herself to simper graciously as Dakota Fanning usually does. Kim Rossi Stuart and Barbora Bobulova are good too, but they were only confirmations.

Cinematography and score are accurate and remarkable, considering that this film's budget was very small.

And, let me say, Kim Rossi Stuart doing the ironing wearing only a pair of slips and a close-fitting T-shirt is a fantastic sight.