Saturn in Opposition (2007)
"Saturno contro" (original title)

Long-time friends: Davide, a successful novelist, lives with Lorenzo, who's everyone's favorite; Antonio and Angelique, married with two children; Neval, a voluble Turk, and her compliant ... See full summary »

Director:

Ferzan Ozpetek

Writers:

Ferzan Ozpetek, Gianni Romoli

Stars:

Stefano Accorsi, Margherita Buy, Pierfrancesco Favino

9 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stefano Accorsi	...	Antonio Pontesilli
Margherita Buy	...	Angelica Pontesilli
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Davide
Serra Yilmaz	...	Neval
Ennio Fantastichini	...	Sergio
Ambra Angiolini	...	Roberta
Luca Argentero	...	Lorenzo Marchetti
Filippo Timi	...	Roberto
Michelangelo Tommaso	...	Paolo
Milena Vukotic	...	Marta, la Capoinfermiera
Luigi Diberti	...	Vittorio
Lunetta Savino	...	Minnie
Isabella Ferrari	...	Laura
Benedetta Gargari	...	Giulia
Gabriele Paolino	...	Marco

Storyline

Long-time friends: Davide, a successful novelist, lives with Lorenzo, who's everyone's favorite; Antonio and Angelique, married with two children; Neval, a voluble Turk, and her compliant husband; Sergio, an aging gay man; and, Roberta, beautiful, heavily into drugs. They have secrets: an affair, a business venture. Then, tragedy strikes, and the group pulls together for one of their own, who may not want their intersession. Are there limits to the power of friendship?

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Plot Keywords:

children | friendship | tragedy | gay | friend | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [de]

Country:

Italy France Turkey

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 February 2007 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Saturn in Opposition

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€5,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

R&C Produzioni, Faros Film, UGCYM

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

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User Reviews

Role reversal--how men deal with lost love

I think this is a film that tries to do for men what countless movies have done for women: expose the real pain men feel when love is lost. We've seen the genre exploited for the female market ad infinitum. We rarely see it for men.

I believe that's the theme of this movie: how do men deal with the loss of love? For those of you who have seen it and are questioning what the movie was about, consider it. . . . There's the lover who abandons, the lover who is abandoned, the father who rejected, and the lover whose lover dies.

Aside from the title, a major clue is the reference to "Rebecca", a film about a man who grieves for lost love, and yet who is accused of murdering that love. It is perhaps the ultimate movie about submerged male emotion. In that film the woman (the second wife) is both a participant and an observer, as is the case with most of the women in this film. Then there's the title, a reference to a Saturnalia, a "party" where traditional roles are reversed. In this movie, it is the women who observe the men dealing with lost love, not the other way around as it usually is.

It's not difficult for me to understand the "tepid response" of some reviewers, particularly those who are male. Males are so unplugged from this part of life that it is understandable they could watch a whole movie about lost love and not recognize what it is.