| Cosmonaut | |
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| Directed by | Susanna Nicchiarelli |
| Written by | Susanna Nicchiarelli Teresa Ciabatti |
| Produced by | Domenico Procacci |
| Cinematography | Gherardo Gossi |
| Music by | Max Casacci |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian Russian |
Cosmonaut (Italian: Cosmonauta) is a 2009 Italian coming-of-age film written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli.[1] It won the Controcampo Italiano at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.[2] It also won the Ciak d'oro for best first work.[3]
Plot
editCosmonaut follows a young girl named Luciana, who struggles to have her voice heard in a youth communist group dominated by men. She comes up with the platform to mobilize communism in her town by bringing recognition to the Soviet's progress in the space race. As a strong and stubborn female character, she struggles to balance new relationships and her role as her epileptic brother's supervisor.
Cast
edit- Miriana Raschillà as Luciana Proietti
- Pietro Del Giudice as Arturo Proietti
- Michelangelo Ciminale as Vittorio
- Chiara Arrighi as Fiorella
- Valentino Campitelli as Angelo
- Claudia Pandolfi as Rosalba
- Sergio Rubini as Armando
- Susanna Nicchiarelli as Marisa
- Angelo Orlando as Leonardo
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Boyd van Hoeij (September 6, 2009). "Review: 'Cosmonaut'". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Claudia Mormiglione (September 12, 2009). "Il Leone d'oro a "Lebanon" Premiate Trinca e Rappoport". La Repubblica. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Ciak D'Oro 2010, 'Mine Vaganti' miglior film e Diritti miglior regista". Adnkronos. June 8, 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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