Ovosodo
Life... what a sweet, cruel, silly thing.
Rating: 7.2 out of 10TMDB(486 votes)
Overview
From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
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Awards
Won 5 awards, including the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival (1997) and the Premio Pasinetti
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Nominations
Nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Director (1998)
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Setting
Set in Livorno
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Music
Music by Battista Lena
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Italo Petriccione
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Francesco BruniStory, Screenplay
- Paolo VirzìStory, Screenplay
- Furio ScarpelliScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 12, 1997
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Edoardo GabbrielliniPiero Mansani
Claudia PandolfiSusy Susini
Nicoletta BraschiGiovanna Fornari
Regina OrioliLisa- Malcolm LunghiPiero, 13 anni
- Alessio FantozziIvanone Mansani
Marco CocciTommaso Paladini
Pietro FornaciariNedo Mansani- Monica BrachiniMara
Barbara ScoppaBianca Nesi Mansani- Toto BarbatoMirko Mainardi
Giorgio AlgrantiOperaio #1
Emanuele BarresiOperaio #2- Claudia BiagiottiRagazza balcone
Isabella CecchiImpiegata Palchimica
Joanna ChattonSignora svedese
Ginevra ColonnaCristina
Marco ConteBidello liceo- Paolo Edoardo FornaciariGiardiniere
- Alberto FortiOperaio # 5
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