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Così ridevano = The way we laughed / Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori presentano ; un film prodotto da Vitto e Rita Cecchi Gori ; scritto e diretto da Gianni Amelio.
LIBRA DVD 005 937
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Brothers--Italy--Turin--Drama.
- Brothers.
- Sacrifice--Drama.
- Sacrifice.
- Families--Drama.
- Families.
- Criminal behavior.
- Italy--Turin.
- Criminal behavior--Italy--Turin--Drama.
- Motion pictures, Italian.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Way we laughed
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2004]
- Language Note:
- Italian dialogue, English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital SR.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Two brothers emigrate to Turin to escape the poverty of their Sicilian hometown. The story unfolds over a period of six years. The older brother has the desire to see his brother, Pietro, become a school teacher. Giovanni makes tremendous sacrifices, unaware that Pietro is squandering his money given to him and skipping school.
- Participant:
- Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida, Fabrizio Gifuni, Rosaria Danzè, Claudio Contartese, Domenico Ragusa, Simonetta Benozzo, Pietro Paglietti.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Simona Paggi ; music composer, Franco Piersanti ; costume designer, Gianna Gissi ; production designer, Giancarlo Basili.
- Notes:
- Special features: foreign trailer.
- Venice Film Festival, 1998: Golden Lion (Gianni Amelio); Golden Osella - Best Cinematography (Luca Bigazzi); Sergio Trasatti Award - Special Mention (Gianni Amelio).
- ISBN:
- 1567303269
- OCLC:
- 53465044
- Publisher Number:
- 717119792343
- DVD79203 New Yorker Video
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