Overview
A young writer is trapped between his awful actress mother and the knowledge that he has only a mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no force of character.
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Based on
Based on The Seagull
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Music
Music by Nicola Piovani
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tonino Nardi
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Anton ChekhovNovel
- Sandro PetragliaScreenplay
- Stefano RulliScreenplay
- Lù LeoneScreenplay
- Marco BellocchioScreenplay
- Angelo Maria RipellinoWriter
- Original title
- Il gabbiano
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 2, 1977
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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