Soldato Semplice (2015)
In 1917, Gino Montanari, an elementary school teacher from Romagna, was forced by the principal of his school to volunteer for the First World War because of his libertine and anti-interventionist behavior. With the threat of being expelled from all schools if he refused, Gino was reluctantly sent to the front in a small outpost in Valtellina, where as a heliographer he had to transmit Morse signals with sunlight. His life would be profoundly changed by his encounter with a young illiterate man, with the enemy, and with a series of individuals from various parts of Italy.
Director:
Paolo Cevoli
Writer:
Paolo Cevoli
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Paolo Cevoli as Gino Montanari |
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Antonio Orefice as Aniello Pasquale |
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Luca Lionello as Tenente Italo Mazzoleni |
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Massimo De Lorenzo as Capitano Vadalà |
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Matteo Cremon as Toni |
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Toomas Kaldaru as Fritz |
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Giuseppe Spata as Bocia |
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Nicola Adobati as Carminati |
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Giuseppe Salmetti as Gervasoni |
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Paola Lavini as Elvira |
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Silvana Bosi as Mamma di Gino |
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Ernesto Mahieux as Preside |
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Massimo Fanelli as Nunzio |
| Camera | Simone Zampagni | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paolo Cevoli | Screenplay |
| Directing | Paolo Cevoli | Director |
| Sound | Francesco Cerasi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paolo Cevoli | Producer |
| Production | Roberto Gemelli | Producer |
| Sound | Francesco Cerasi | Music |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Production | Marco Bertogna | Line Producer |
| Production | Irene Masiello | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Zonderland | Producer |
| Production | Stefania Rodà | Casting |
| Art | Leonardo Scarpa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Nebiolo | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Morosetti | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Gianluca Bertogna | Production Manager |
| Crew | Antonella Esposito | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Paolo Pacioni | Property Master |
| Crew | Gianluca Petrazzi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Chiara Di Giorgi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrea Zuliani | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Giorgi | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Segoloni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Daniele Cipriani | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Editing | Iolanda Pinna | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Taketo Gohara | Mixing Engineer |
| Crew | Saverio Rapezzi | Score Engineer |
| Directing | Ilaria Rucco | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Cristiana Emidi | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Donatella Mugnano | Legal Services |
| Production | Corrado Zanchi | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Fabio Albero | Grip |
| Camera | Juan Sebastian Niño Florez | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Lucas Preti | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maurizio Raspante | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Giorgio Toso | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Simone Trecca | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Paolo Cevoli | Writer |
| Writing | Paolo Cevoli | Story |
| Directing | Alessio De Leonardis | Co-Director |