Saturn in Opposition

Saturno contro is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. The Turkish title is Bir ömür yetmez. The U.S. title is Saturn in Opposition and had its U.S. premiere at Frameline in San Francisco on 20 June 2008.

Plot

Saturn in Opposition is the story of a group of very close friends in Rome and how they cope with the sudden death of one of their members. The original group, who have been together for many years, are two straight couples, Antonio and Angelica and Roberto and Neval; and a gay former couple, Davide and Sergio. Relatively new additions to the group are Davide's current lover Lorenzo and Lorenzo's friend Roberta. Early in the movie a final member is added to the group: Paolo, an acquaintance of Lorenzo and Roberta.

Although the members of the group love each other and spend much time together, there are tensions both within the group and within the three couples who make up the group. Antonio and Angelica seem to be a perfect couple, but their two young children are clearly dysfunctional, and Antonio is carrying on a secret affair with a florist. Roberto feels like an outsider, because while Neval is a core member of the group he is not. And although Davide and Lorenzo look like the epitome of a beautiful, affluent gay couple, Paolo's entry into the group stirs up hidden currents of competition and infidelity that begin to test the relationship.

During a dinner party in Davide's apartment, Lorenzo without warning suffers an aneurism and falls into a coma from which he does not recover. His friends are deeply shaken by his death; problems that have until then been hidden begin to emerge and threaten to destroy the group; and Davide almost commits suicide. They all finally convene at Davide's idyllic retreat in the mountains overlooking the sea, and slowly the wounds begin to heal.

Cast

• Stefano Accorsi as Antonio
• Margherita Buy as Angelica
• Serra Yilmaz (it) as Neval
• Filippo Timi as Roberto
• Pierfrancesco Favino as Davide
• Ennio Fantastichini (it) as Sergio
• Luca Argentero (it) as Lorenzo
• Ambra Angiolini as Roberta
• Michelangelo Tommaso (it) as Paolo
• Isabella Ferrari as Laura, a florist, Antonio's secret mistress
• Milena Vukotic as Marta, head nurse in the hospital where Lorenzo dies

Awards

• David di Donatello: Best Supporting Actress (Ambra Angiolini)
• Nastro d'Argento: Best Script (Ferzan Özpetek), Best Supporting Actress (Ambra Angiolini), Best Actress (Margherita Buy), Best Song (Neffa)

External links

• Saturn in Opposition at the Internet Movie Database