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Bianca

  • 19831983
  • K-7K-7
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Laura Morante and Nanni Moretti in Bianca (1983)
Michele is a mathematics professor who just started a new job in a school with some peculiar teaching methods. After a woman in his neighborhood is murdered, Michele meets beautiful colleague Bianca, and a relationship begins between the two. Where is this relationship heading, and will Michele be able to help the police catch the murderer?
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Michele is a mathematics professor who just started a new job in a school with some peculiar teaching methods. After a woman in his neighborhood is murdered, Michele meets beautiful colleagu... Read allMichele is a mathematics professor who just started a new job in a school with some peculiar teaching methods. After a woman in his neighborhood is murdered, Michele meets beautiful colleague Bianca, and a relationship begins between the two. Where is this relationship heading, a... Read allMichele is a mathematics professor who just started a new job in a school with some peculiar teaching methods. After a woman in his neighborhood is murdered, Michele meets beautiful colleague Bianca, and a relationship begins between the two. Where is this relationship heading, and will Michele be able to help the police catch the murderer?

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
56,091
2,874
  • Director
    • Nanni Moretti
  • Writers
    • Nanni Moretti(story)
    • Sandro Petraglia(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nanni Moretti
    • Laura Morante
    • Roberto Vezzosi
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  • Director
    • Nanni Moretti
  • Writers
    • Nanni Moretti(story)
    • Sandro Petraglia(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nanni Moretti
    • Laura Morante
    • Roberto Vezzosi
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    • 5User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Nanni Moretti
    Nanni Moretti
    • Michele Apicella
    Laura Morante
    Laura Morante
    • Bianca
    Roberto Vezzosi
    • Il commissario…
    Remo Remotti
    • Siro Siri
    Claudio Bigagli
    Claudio Bigagli
    • Ignazio
    Enrica Maria Modugno
    Enrica Maria Modugno
    • Aurora
    Vincenzo Salemme
    • Massimiliano
    Margherita Sestito
    • Maria
    Dario Cantarelli
    • Il preside…
    Virginie Alexandre
    • Martina
    Matteo Fago
    • Matteo
    Giovanni Buttafava
    • Il professore contestato…
    Alberto Cracco
    Alberto Cracco
    • Il patrigno di Martina…
    Giovannella De Luca
    • Dirimpettaia…
    Nicola Di Pinto
    Nicola Di Pinto
    • Poliziotto…
    Mauro Fabretti
    • Poliziotto…
    Mario Garriba
    • Dirimpettaio…
    Gianfelice Imparato
    Gianfelice Imparato
    • Pioggia
    • Director
      • Nanni Moretti
    • Writers
      • Nanni Moretti(story) (screenplay)
      • Sandro Petraglia(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The giant glass was really filled with chocolate cream (several liters of it!). After the shots were taken, cast and crew promptly proceeded to empty it.
    • Goofs
      During the ending titles, the year of production is incorrectly written as MCMXXXIV (1934) instead of MCMLXXXIV (1984).
    • Quotes

      Michele Apicella: Friends disappoint you, normal people don't.

    • Connections
      Edited into Riso in bianco: Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Il cielo in una stanza
      Written and performed by Gino Paoli

      Courtesy of FAMA

    User reviews5

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    10/10
    Visual Contrasts are stunning for the "back-then" movies
    I watched this movie back in 1983 on a film festival in Moscow - probably before the official release and after 25+ years I still remember the stunning effect it produced on me and my wife. Besides the wild interpretation of the ending and what was going throughout the movie, you cannot escape very effective visual way of playing on contrasts of everything: names - Bianca (Italian for white) with the char-black hair, clothing and furniture - all either ivory white or pitch black, and even that famous giant glass flute - full of very dark (almost black) chocolate - appears in the pristine white surrounding.

    The moral stance on the murders going on on the eventual background leaves no doubt of only choice between darkness and light, good or evil, and with dialogs - from what I vaguely remember - mostly non-existent - just cops questioning and radio or TV hosts talking.

    After watching this film, my wife and could not stop talking about all those symbols and each of them meant and who did what to whom. At that time there was no internet, IMDb and I never met anybody else (and my life stretches across 3 continents and very many movie-loving friends) who ever seen this movie so we could discuss the details.

    I would gladly see it again. Looking back - I think it was way ahead of its time in its visual expressiveness and spooky plot but as Dennis Miller use to say: "this of course is just my opinion and I can be wrong."
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    • Feb 22, 2009

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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1986 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Бьянка
    • Filming locations
      • Piazza Damiano Sauli, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Faso Film
      • Reteitalia
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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