Overview
A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time. He learns about the Sicilian way of life from stylized conversations with an orange picker, his fellow train passengers, his mother, and a knife-sharpener.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Conversations in Sicily
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Filming locations
Filmed in Syracuse
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Setting
Set in Syracuse
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Cinematography
Cinematography by William Lubtchansky
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Jean-Marie StraubScreenplay
- Danièle HuilletScreenplay
- Elio VittoriniNovel
- Original title
- Sicilia!
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 19, 1999
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, France, Germany
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In the United States
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