A Street in Palermo (2013)

Two cars come face to face in a narrow street in Italy. When neither one of the drivers wants to back down to let the other pass, within no time the whole village is involved.

Director:

Emma Dante

Writers:

Emma Dante (novel), Emma Dante (screenplay)

Stars:

Emma Dante, Alba Rohrwacher, Elena Cotta

10 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Emma Dante	...	Rosa
Alba Rohrwacher	...	Clara
Elena Cotta	...	Samira
Renato Malfatti	...	Saro Calafiore
Dario Casarolo	...	Nicolò
Carmine Maringola	...	Filippo Mangiapane
Sandro Maria Campagna	...	Santo
Elisa Parrinello	...	Concetta
Giuseppe Tantillo	...	Salvatore
Daniela Macaluso	...	Maria Grazia
Marcella Colaianni	...	Patrizia
Giacomo Guernieri	...	Natale
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giuseppe Provinzano

Storyline

Two cars come face to face in a narrow street in Italy. When neither one of the drivers wants to back down to let the other pass, within no time the whole village is involved.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | title at the end | long take | running | lesbian kiss | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Cumu è sula la strata
Written and performed by Fratelli Mancuso

User Reviews

Western Sicilian said the director, of course, but a metaphor for two opposite worlds.

Western Sicilian said the director, of course, but a metaphor for two opposite worlds: a rough and primitive one (with Marquis echoes), cynically capable of betting on who will give up first. And the other emancipated, played by the director herself, capable of moving away from her origins, with a regurgitation of malice towards the stubbornness of a grandmother, of Albanian origin, who is the banner of the neighborhood, played by a splendid eighty-two-year-old actress, Elena Cotta, who therefore received the Volpi cup at the 70th Venice festival. Whoever criticizes the incomprehensible use of dialectal expressions does not know the director's theatrical history, who has always made it his fundamental stylistic note. Among other things, the film is subtitled! You can choose to see it to appreciate its realization courage, in the context of an Italian cinematography increasingly flattened by repetitive commercial choices!

Details

Country:

Italy Switzerland France

Language:

Italian Albanian

Release Date:

19 September 2013 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A Street in Palermo

Filming Locations:

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$538,992

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vivo Film, Offside, Ventura Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1