Red Wood Pigeon

Red Wood Pigeon
Directed by	Nanni Moretti
Written by	Nanni Moretti
Produced by	Nanni Moretti Angelo Barbagallo
Starring	Nanni Moretti Silvio Orlando Mariella Valentini
Cinematography	Giuseppe Lanci
Edited by	Mirco Garrone
Music by	Nicola Piovani
Release date	1989(1989)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Red Wood Pigeon(Italian:Palombella rossa) is a1989Italiancomedy drama filmwritten and directed byNanni Moretti.

The film won theNastro d'Argentofor best original story.

Plot summary

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

• 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

External links

• Red Wood PigeonatIMDb