Respiro (2002)
Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.
Director:
Emanuele Crialese
Writer:
Emanuele Crialese
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Valeria Golino as Grazia |
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Vincenzo Amato as Pietro |
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Francesco Casisa as Pasquale |
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Veronica D'Agostino as Marinella |
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Filippo Pucillo as Filippo |
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Muzzi Loffredo as Nonna |
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Elio Germano as Pier Luigi |
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Avy Marciano as velista francese |
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Giuseppe Del Volgo as zio Pino |
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Matteo Solina as Zio Antonio |
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Vincenzo Barreca as Cefalo |
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Pasquale De Rubels as Bufalo |
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Donatella Battiali as |
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Andrea Barreca as |
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Francesco Edoardo Anglieri as |
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Domenico Amato as |
| Directing | Emanuele Crialese | Director |
| Sound | Andrea Guerra | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fabio Zamarion | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Didier Ranz | Editor |
| Sound | John Surman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Emanuele Crialese | Screenplay |
| Production | Domenico Procacci | Producer |
| Production | Anne-Dominique Toussaint | Co-Producer |