But Forever in My Mind (1999)

Silvio is sixteen and is more interested in girls than politics. When his high school is occupy by students, he takes the chance to find his soulmate. He and his friend Ponzi experience the... See full summary »

Director:

Gabriele Muccino

Writers:

Marco Valerio Fusco (idea), Gabriele Muccino (story)

Stars:

Silvio Muccino, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt

6 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Silvio Muccino	...	Silvio Ristuccia
Giuseppe Sanfelice	...	Ponzi (as Giuseppe Sanfelice di Monteforte)
Giulia Louise Steigerwalt	...	Claudia (as Giulia Steigerwalt)
Giulia Carmignani	...	Valentina
Luca De Filippo	...	Patrizio
Anna Galiena	...	Eleonora
Enrico Silvestrin	...	Alberto Ristuccia
Giulia Ciccone	...	Chiara Ristuccia
Simone Pagani	...	Martino
Caterina Silva	...	Giulia
Sara Pelagalli	...	Marta
Saverio Micheli	...	Filippo
Cristiano Iuliano	...	Lorenzo (as Cristiano Juliano)
Nicola Campiotti	...	Gustavo
Alessandro Palombo	...	Leon

Storyline

Silvio is sixteen and is more interested in girls than politics. When his high school is occupy by students, he takes the chance to find his soulmate. He and his friend Ponzi experience the anxiety of love and sex. The occupation is shut down by the police. After a first deception, Silvio will find his first love almost by chance.

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Plot Keywords:

watching a movie | parioli | reference to the berlin wall | prostitute | working class | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 December 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

But Forever in My Mind

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fandango,Mikado Film,Rai Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Freshness of unrepeatable times

A good movie that reminds everyone of the belief that what we live ( especially when we're adolescents) is new, unreapeatable and too intimate to be divulged, analyzed and explained to or by other human beings.And even if it's not that true, the outcome is that at least it's not phony that it's worth living. This is the translation of the italian title: literally "like you anyone ever", which means that your experiences when lived for the first time seem to be unique, solely faced by yourself and anybody else prior to you. Every adolescent goes thru a row of "Life facts" that will forge his personality and affect his mind in the years to come: that's what the flick is about. The way the director paces around these growing-up issues is delicate and cute, even if not shallow: important the clashes and approaches between the young main character and his parents and other two siblings (one elder and the other younger who looks "dead" but in the end will help him out opening his narrow mind) that remark the generational ditches but in the meantime render clear the identity of the way teenagers deal and have dealt with their "towards maturity" process. The scenario is profoundly italian ( western european but not american at all ): political fight into a high school, bourgeois educated households that have lived the years of politically led protests and now have become at the eyes of their kids too stiff, severe just like their school principals. Silvio lives,during the warped days of the occupation of his school,first make-out sessions, walks the rotting paths of a friendship wrecked by the raging adolescent hormones towards the same girl and at the end learns to recognize his young soulmate (or kinda). Great and hilarious the bonding scenes between Silvio and his more mature brother, between Silvio and his male friends and the girls of the school ( regarding sex, drugs, Politics and so on ). Just one flaw (if we wanna be pernickety and picky): No soundtrack. Same year, same issues but faraway from American Pie.