April (1998 film)
- Aprile redirects here, for the fictional character see Richie Aprile
| Aprile | |
|---|---|
 French film poster | |
| Directed by | Nanni Moretti |
| Produced by |
Angelo Barbagallo Jean Labadie Nanni Moretti |
| Written by | Nanni Moretti |
| Starring |
Nanni Moretti Silvio Orlando Silvia Nono Daniele Luchetti |
| Music by | Ludovico Einaudi |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Lanci |
| Edited by |
Angelo Nicolini Daniele Sordoni |
Release dates | 20 May 1998 (France) |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
April (Italian: Aprile) is a 1998 Italian semi-autobiographical film directed by Nanni Moretti. Moretti also played the central character, a filmmaker who has to deal with Italy's political situation, his own goals as an artist and becoming a father.
"He wants to make a musical comedy but he can't get started. So instead he talks about his life, his new baby, his desires and fears. Finally in the very last scene he begins."[1]
Moretti's wife, son and mother appear as themselves.
Plot
Moretti is a director in crisis and would like to make a musical film that speaks to the history of a pastry in the Cold War. However, each time he starts to develop the project, Moretti leaves the Institute to devote himself to meditation. In fact there is something in the Italy of his day that afflicts him: the demonic presence in Italy of Silvio Berlusconi and his corrupt colleagues (including Emilio Fede in the TV news) in the government. Moretti, a Communist Party, would like a jolt did topple the government of Berlusconi, but to no avail. After a few days he really wants to make a movie about all the misdeeds of the Prime Minister, but his plans are thwarted by the birth of his child, to whom he devotes himself with an obsessive love. Not knowing what to do, as he seriously risking to fail as a film director, Moretti takes up the idea of the film on the pastry singer.
Cast
- Nanni Moretti - Himself
- Silvio Orlando - Himself
- Silvia Nono - Herself
- Pietro Moretti - Himself
- Agata Apicella Moretti - Herself
- Nuria Schoenberg - Herself
- Silvia Bonucci - Herself
- Quentin de Fouchécour - Himself
- Renato De Maria - Himself
- Claudio Francia - Himself
- Jacopo Francia - Himself
- Matilde Francia - Herself
- Daniele Luchetti - Himself
- Giovanna Nicolai - Herself
- Nicola Piepoli - Himself
Awards
- David di Donatello 1998: Best Supporting Actor (Silvio Orlando)
- Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or (nominated)[2]
References
- ↑ French director Claire Denis describing the film that 'gave me courage at a time when I was a little lost and sad,' - Daily Telegraph August 16, 2003
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: April". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
External links
- Aprile at the Internet Movie Database
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