I Prefer the Sound of Sea
Synopsis
While on a visit to his native seaside region in southern Italy, wealthy Turin businessman Luigi is moved by the recent tragedy of a distant relative. Teenaged Rosario's mother has been murdered and his father is in prison. Through the good intentions of Luigi, Rosario is unenthusiastically brought north to Turin in a home for troubled teens run by charismatic priest Don Lorenzo. When Luigi awkwardly pushes Rosario onto his sullen teenaged son Matteo, a friendship between the boys reluctantly, but poignantly, takes shape. When Rosario's strong presence begins to inspire the confused Matteo to rebel against his father's authority, Luigi's deep-rooted complexes about his origins resurface. The fragile trust between the three of them is threatened as the emotional barriers between cultures, classes and generations become more evident…
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Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Arcapix
- Foreign production companies : Mikado Film, Bianca Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Celluloid Dreams
- French distribution : Rezo Films
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Mimmo Calopresti, Francesco Bruni, Heidrun Schleef
- Director of Photography : Luca Bigazzi
- Music Composer : Franco Piersanti
- Editor : Massimo Fiocchi
- Sound Recordist : Remo Ugolinelli
- Costume designer : Silvia Nebiolo
- Co-producer : Gilles-Marie Tiné
- Press Attaché (film) : Laurence Granec
- Production Designer : Alessandro Marrazzo
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Italian
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Italy, France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 17/05/2000
- Runtime : 1 h 24 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 97.923
- Visa issue date : 25/05/2000
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
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About
Director Mimmo Calopresti, with two successful films behind him (“La Seconda Volta” and “Notes of Love”), has now confirmed the hopes placed in him. He has emerged as a major figure on the Italian film scene. His great quality is his trust in the audience’s intelligence. He deals with human weaknesses without being heavy-handed or moralizing. A hesitant gesture or glance are often enough to spark emotion, to express the difficult relationship between father and son, or to delicately convey the turmoil of adolescence. This is a subtle, accurate, poignant film.”
Laurent Djian, “L’Evénement du Jeudi,” May 18, 2000
