I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (2000)
This is the story of Rosario and Matteo, two man from Southern Italy. Rosario is helped by Luigi to settle in the north. Luigi wants to give Rosario a chance to redeem himself and offer him, at the same time, an opportunity to confront his beliefs with the ones of his son Matteo. Rosario lives in a "commune" and Matteo in a beautiful, comfortable house. They're both introverted and shy and find a common ground: they meet, go out together, become friends and show each other a completely different way of living their lives as teenagers.
Director:
Mimmo Calopresti
Writers:
Francesco Bruni, Mimmo Calopresti.
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Silvio Orlando as Luigi |
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Paolo Cirio as Matteo |
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Michele Raso as Rosario |
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Fabrizia Sacchi as Serena |
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Andrea Occhipinti as Massimo |
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Eugenio Masciari as Cappabianca |
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Marcello Mazzarella as Vincenzo |
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Mimmo Calopresti as Don Lorenzo |
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Raffaella Lebboroni as Miriam |
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Palma Valentina Di Nunno as Adele |
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Lorenzo Ventavoli as Umberto |
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Enrica Rosso as Elisabetta (moglie di Luigi) |
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Concettina Luddeni as Madre di Luigi |
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Laura Curino as Maria (governante) |
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Antonio Ferrante as Pasquale (padre di Rosario) |
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Valter Malosti as Gestore libreria |
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Antonio Mazzara as Impiegato libreria |
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Stefano Venturi as Giovanni (Mr. Pleigin) |
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Paola Rota as Ragazza comunità |
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Fabio Rossini as Ragazzo comunità |
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Massimo Giovara as Ragazzo comunità |
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Giorgio Cugno as Ragazzo comunità |
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Anita Manachino as Ragazza comunità |
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Walter Halilović as Ragazzo comunità |
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Alessandro Piron as Commesso pasticceria |
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Sara D'Amario as Segretaria del Circolo |
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Giovanni Bissaca as Magistrato |
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Giuseppe Paparella as Paziente ospedale |
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Maria Schiva as Infermiera ospedale |
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Elena Turra as Segretaria Luigi |
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Maria Elena Mancuso as Moglie di Vincenzo |
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Rocco Spanò as 1º ragazzo riformatorio |
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Rosario Di Giorgio as 2º ragazzo riformatorio |
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Antonio Di Giorgio as Ragazzo riformatorio |
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Francesco Barreca as Ragazzo riformatorio |
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Roberto Ciardulli as Ragazzo riformatorio |
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Agostino Praticò as Ragazzo riformatorio |
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Angelo Lombardo as Ragazzo riformatorio |
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Giuseppe Ciano as Ragazzo riformatorio |
| Directing | Mimmo Calopresti | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Bruni | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Bruni | Story |
| Writing | Heidrun Schleef | Story |
| Writing | Mimmo Calopresti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mimmo Calopresti | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Nebiolo | Costume Design |
| Art | Alessandro Marrazzo | Production Design |
| Sound | Franco Piersanti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Massimo Fiocchi | Editor |
| Camera | Luca Bigazzi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Production | Nicola Giuliano | Line Producer |
| Production | Gilles-Marie Tiné | Co-Producer |
| Production | Luigi Musini | Producer |
| Production | Roberto Cicutto | Producer |
| Production | Donatella Botti | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Magliano | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra D'Angelo | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Alessandro Angelini | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emanuela Demarchi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Melissa Strizzi | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Daniela Bassani | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Viola Prestieri | Line Producer |
| Production | Stefano Benappi | Line Producer |
| Production | Filippo Pichi | Line Producer |
| Crew | Pè Calopresti | Thanks |
| Crew | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Thanks |