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L'aria serena dell'Ovest

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  • 1h 50m
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L'aria serena dell'Ovest (1990)
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IMDb RATING
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71,545
  • Director
    • Silvio Soldini
  • Writers
    • Paola Candiani(story)
    • Silvio Soldini(screenplay)
    • Roberto Tiraboschi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    • Antonella Fattori
    • Ivano Marescotti
  • Director
    • Silvio Soldini
  • Writers
    • Paola Candiani(story)
    • Silvio Soldini(screenplay)
    • Roberto Tiraboschi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    • Antonella Fattori
    • Ivano Marescotti
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Ivano Marescotti and Silli Togni in L'aria serena dell'Ovest (1990)
    Antonella Fattori in L'aria serena dell'Ovest (1990)
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    Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    • Cesare
    Antonella Fattori
    • Irene
    Ivano Marescotti
    Ivano Marescotti
    • Tobia
    Patrizia Piccinini
    • Veronica
    Silli Togni
    • Clara
    Roberto Accornero
    Roberto Accornero
    • Mario
    Olga Durano
    • Rosa
    Cesare Bocci
    • Amico di Cesare
    Riccardo Magherini
    • Collega di Tobia
    Bruno Stori
    • Giovane suicida
    Patrizia Punzo
    • Direttrice della Cosmos
    Barbara Valmorin
    Barbara Valmorin
    • Traduttrice
    Nicola Alcozer
    • Professore
    Silvia Filastò
    • Amica di Irene
    Luisa Passega
    • Cameriera
    Carla Chiarelli
    • Infermiera
    Evalina Magnaghi
    • Amica di Irene
    Maurizio Schmidt
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    • Director
      • Silvio Soldini
    • Writers
      • Paola Candiani(story)
      • Silvio Soldini(screenplay) (story)
      • Roberto Tiraboschi(screenplay)
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    9/10
    Happiness can be elusive
    In my view, one of the best films to come out of Italy in the last 20 years (although, strictly speaking, the director is Swiss Italian). Set in Milan in the summer of 1989 against the background of the fall of communism, the film examines the lives of four frustrated individuals whose lives intertwine:- a market researcher whose great ambition is to be an anthropologist and write about an unknown tribe in some remote island (but is it a real ambition or just a conveniently unrealisable dream?); a nurse who does not want emotional ties but meets two men, neither of whom are what they seem; a freelance translator unable to adapt to a big city when her husband is transferred to Milan; and a scientist who in his spare time watches videos of tennis matches from the Borg/MacEnroe era (although even he is beginning to find it a bit of a bore). Only one of them ultimately has the courage to make anything like a radical break with the past.

    It is difficult to say exactly why I thought this film was so good. It's not rip-roaringly funny nor tear-jerkingly sad and I wouldn't say it is particularly deep. The fact that I live in Milan may have influenced me. Nevertheless, it is well-acted, moves at a fast pace (bearing in mind that it's not a car-chase type movie) and is ultimately thought-provoking. The characters are ordinary people with normal 3-D personalities, i.e. no one is jet-set, no one is exceedingly rich. The characters are neither irredeemably wicked nor goodie-goodies, and I personally had mixed feelings about all of them.

    The title is intended to be ironic: despite the triumph of the West and of capitalism in 1989, life in the affluent West is not automatically a bed of roses and happines can be as elusive as anywhere else. Those who lived through communism in eastern Europe and elsewhere may take issue.
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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1990 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Archivio del Cinema Italiano (ANICA)
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Peaceful Air of the West
    • Filming locations
      • Milano, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Monogatari
      • Pic Film
      • Radiotelevisione Svizzera Italiana (RTSI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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