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:

bare breasted woman | friend | vomiting | female stockinged legs | lost in fog | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Quotes

Alice Della Rocca adulta: Ma ti piace studiare?
Mattia Balossino adulto: É l'unica cosa che so fare.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Inner Light
Written by O.J.J. Adams, Praga Khan (as M.J. Engelen) and C.A. Van Lierop
Performed by Phantasia

User Reviews

Tedious teenage angst and pointless prolonged drama

I haven't read book but was attracted by title. First 30 mins was good. Such promise. Sadly after that it was a complete waste of time. Rather than spend time writing a further review I can say Mendhak's review perfectly sums it up: "a jumble of time-lines and a storyline filled with teenage angst and pointless drama. It is also full of needlessly prolonged scenes that make no sense, but which you can feel the director congratulated himself over. Also, this movie has nothing to do with prime numbers. Prime numbers may have been mentioned in one or two sentences in the movie, but were never the focus. I wonder if there was a better reason in the book for using the words 'prime numbers'. " Don't waste your time on it...even the cinematography descended into rubbish after first 30 mins....

Details

Country:

Italy Germany France

Language:

Italian German English

Release Date:

10 September 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

Filming Locations:

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Thuringia, Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,505,962

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