Red Wood Pigeon
Red Wood Pigeon | |
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Directed by | Nanni Moretti |
Written by | Nanni Moretti |
Produced by | Nanni Moretti Angelo Barbagallo |
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Cinematography | Giuseppe Lanci |
Edited by | Mirco Garrone |
Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Red Wood Pigeon(Italian:Palombella rossa) is a1989Italiancomedy drama filmwritten and directed byNanni Moretti.[1]
The film won theNastro d'Argentofor best original story.[2]
Plot summary
[edit]Michele Apicella, an MP for theItalian Communist Party,is involved in a car accident and consequently loses his memory. Michele is also a player for the Monteverdewater poloteam; he joins the team on a trip to play an important match inSicilywhich will decide who wins the league, despite being uncertain of his own identity. The match lasts all day and well into the night, and throughout, Michele engages in conversations with other players, a trade unionist, the referee, a Catholic, a journalist and his daughter, in an attempt to reconstruct his sense of self. It becomes apparent that earlier in the week, he had given a momentous speech, the content of which he cannot remember. As the match drags on, the spectators and players become increasingly engrossed by the filmDoctor Zhivago,which is playing on a TV screen in the bar. Michele misses a penalty and the match ends; he is left feeling disappointed not just with the match, but with life. Driving back to Rome with his daughter, he loses control of his car and the film ends with a dream-like sequence as a crowd gathers on a hill, looking up to the sun.
Cast
[edit]- Nanni Morettias Michele Apicella
- Silvio Orlandoas Mario
- Mariella Valentinias the journalist
- Marco Messerias Michele's father
- Luisanna Pandolfi as Michele's mother
- Asia Argentoas Valentina
- Fabio Traversaas Michele's friend
- Raoul Ruizas the guru
- Eugenio Masciarias the referee
References
[edit]- ^Roberto Poppi.Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film.Gremese, 2000.ISBN887742429X.
- ^Enrico Lancia (1998).I premi del cinema.Gremese Editore, 1998.ISBN8877422211.
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