Overview
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Director (2015)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Florence, Recanati, Naples and 2 other locations
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Setting
Set in Florence
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Music
Music by Apparat
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Renato Berta
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ippolita Di MajoScreenplay
- Mario MartoneScreenplay
- Original title
- Il giovane favoloso
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 16, 2014
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Elio GermanoGiacomo Leopardi
Michele RiondinoAntonio Ranieri
Massimo PopolizioMonaldo Leopardi
Anna MouglalisFanny Targioni-Tozzetti
Valerio BinascoPietro Giordani
Paolo GraziosiCarlo Antici
Iaia ForteMrs. Rosa
Sandro LombardiFather Vincenzo- Raffaella GiordanoAdelaide Antici Leopardi
Edoardo NatoliCarlo Leopardi
Giovanni LudenoPasquale Ignarra
Federica De ColaPaolina Ranieri
Giorgia SalariMaddalena 'Lenina' Pelzet- Gloria GhergoTeresa Fattorini / 'Silvia'
Isabella RagonesePaolina Leopardi- Vanni Leopardicocchiere
Franco JavaroneGinardo
Sergio AlbelliSignor Lenzoni
Eugenio AllegriGian Pietro Viesseux- Fernando BeccaceciMaggiordomo
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