The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)

Non-linearly follows two kids, rejected by their peers, who become friends. They separate later in life and dedicate to their careers. Still, they feel as if something is missing.

Director:

Saverio Costanzo

Writers:

Paolo Giordano (story and screenplay), Saverio Costanzo (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Marinelli, Arianna Nastro

6 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alba Rohrwacher	...	Alice Della Rocca adulta
Luca Marinelli	...	Mattia Balossino adulto
Arianna Nastro	...	Alice adolescente
Vittorio Lomartire	...	Mattia adolescente
Martina Albano	...	Alice bambina
Tommaso Maria Neri	...	Mattia bambino (as Tommaso Neri)
Isabella Rossellini	...	Adele
Roberto Sbaratto	...	Pietro Balossino
Maurizio Donadoni	...	Umberto Della Rocca
Giorgia Senesi	...	Elena
Aurora Ruffino	...	Viola Bai
Giorgia Pizzo	...	Michela bambina
Filippo Timi	...	Clown
Andrea Jublin	...	Fabio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giulia Balsamo	...	Ginevra

Storyline

Alice and Mattia, two exceptional personalities but inadequate, synthesis of two lives in pain, two special people who travel on the same track, but are two worlds imploded, unable to open up to the world. One fully understands the feelings of the other, but is never able to express them out loud, in short, they are two prime numbers. Prime numbers are divisible only by 1 and themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | vomiting | female stockinged legs | lost in fog | physicist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy Germany France

Language:

Italian German English

Release Date:

10 September 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A Solidão dos Números Primos

Filming Locations:

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Thuringia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Offside, Bavaria Pictures, Les Films des Tournelles

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in OffStage - Interviste dal Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia: Episode #1.4 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Theme from 'L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo'
(L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970))
Composed by Ennio Morricone

User Reviews

Great Movie, faithful to the book as much as it was possible for it to be.

I watched this movie having waited for it almost since i heard a movie was going to be made about the book, and usually, personally at least, whenever i watch a movie based on a book i find it rather disappointing, however this is one of the few times i must say the contrary.

The setting is perfect, the distorted reality of being so far yet so close that is beautifully narrated in the book is spot on in the movie, and both characters are played beautifully by the leads, they captured every feeling, every expression and every look that the book conveys and put it on screen, however i must say that if one is to truly enjoy this movie one should read the book before as it is not very fast paced a movie and the frequent time jumps in movie will confuse a person, but for the ones who have read the book it will make perfect sense, and as a final word the ending is, in my opinion, (even thought it differs from the book) is how the book should have ended.