La scuola
La scuola (also known as School) is a 1995 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It is loosely based on two books by Domenico Starnone, Ex Cattedra and Sottobanco.
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Directed by | Daniele Luchetti |
Written by | Domenico Starnone, Daniele Luchetti, Sandro Petraglia |
Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
Starring | Silvio Orlando, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Anna Galiena |
Cinematography | Alessio Gelsini Torresi |
Edited by | Mirco Garrone |
Music by | Bill Frisell |
Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Group |
Release date | 6 April 1995 |
Running time | 104 min. |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Box office | $5.5 million (Italy)[1] |
The film was awarded with the David di Donatello for Best Film.[2]
Plot
In a grammar school in the outskirts of Rome, it's the last day of school before the summer holidays. Professor Vivaldi, Italian literature teacher, before the end bitterly remembers what happened in that year and he wonders what will happen to those young students that he cared for as children from their first day of school. But they've paid him off in a somewhat offensive way, given that, as the professor has noted, today's youth are in most cases changed, drifters and without a sense of civic duty.
Cast
- Silvio Orlando: professor Vivaldi
- Anna Galiena: professoressa Majello
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio: professor Sperone
- Antonio Petrocelli: professor Cirrotta
- Anita Zagaria: professoressa Gana
- Roberto Nobile: professor Mortillaro
- Enrica Maria Modugno: professoressa Lugo
- Gea Martire: professoressa Ostia
- Elena Sabbatini: Daughter of professoressa Majello
Reception
The film was the third most popular Italian film in Italy for the year with a gross of 8.7 billion lire ($5.5 million) and was number one at the Italian box office for three consecutive weeks.[1]
References
- "Top 10 Domestic Films 1995". Screen International. 5 April 1996. p. 17.
- Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.