Sicilia
Synopsis
This is a journey of initiation and a political metaphor, despite the note claiming the action could take place in Persia or Venezuela instead of Sicily. Yet it is definitely through Sicily that Silvestro, the film's narrator and main protagonist "journeys in the fourth dimension," as he said as a child. Not only to rediscover the places, words, people, sensations, sounds, smells and questions of that seven-year old boy, but to rediscover himself as well as his childhood and native land.
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Actors (6)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Grise Productions
- Co-productions : Enzo Porcelli, Cinecittà (ex-Istituto Luce), Alia Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Celluloid Dreams
- French distribution : Pierre Grise Distribution
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Martine Marignac
- Screenwriter : Jean-Marie Straub
- Director of Photography : William Lubtchansky
- Editor : Danièle Huillet
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Pierre Duret
- Press Attaché (film) : Maurice Tinchant
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (Italy, France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 15/09/1999
- Runtime : 1 h 6 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 94.326
- Visa issue date : 27/09/1999
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
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News & awards
Selections (5)
Tokyo - International Film Festival
Japan, 1999
Cinema Prism
About
Dear Danielle, dear Jean-Marie,
Those friendly-angry voices, Catania, Syracuse, the tough beautiful clothes, bright eyes, gentle lively lips, the dance of the knife grinder, the lisping which rends the soul of a man returning to his birthplace, the empty seats in the train, the discourse on love (a tale!), the railroad track, walking, eating, the food (I've just tasted some capers from the island of Pantelleria), the beautiful shapes of the chairs, the bread, the wine, the winter melon, the baritone (!) and the great Elio Vittorini (very moving, his photo at the end): you have made me rediscover film, shown me cinema again, made it explode in my heart as though for the very first time. "Sicilia!" is a pinnacle of your œuvre, the summit of anger, gentleness and rhythm. Greetings from your friend Peter Handke!
Peter Handke – Author, excerpt from the press folder
