The Man With the Flower in His Mouth (2021)
A train station in Sicily. There are two people in the waiting room: one is “the man with the flower in his mouth” in the film's title, who has confronted and threatened a mysterious woman outside the station. The other is “the peaceful customer,” who missed his train because of presents for the women in his family which hindered him as he ran and made him trip on the train tracks. The man with the flower in his mouth has helped the peaceful customer and immediately establishes a relationship of trust and empathy with him. The two recount their lives, but whereas the peaceful man talks about his frustrations, the man with the flower in his mouth keeps steering the conversation toward just one topic: death. Everything seems wrapped in mystery, starting with the identity of the woman outside the station...
Director: Gabriele Lavia
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Gabriele Lavia as L'uomo dal fiore in bocca |
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Michele Demaria as Il pacifico avventore |
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Rosa Palasciano as Donna |
| Writing | Luigi Pirandello | Novel |
| Production | Manuela Cacciamani | Producer |
| Editing | Diego Capitani | Editor |
| Sound | Antonio Di Pofi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Dario Curatolo | Production Design |
| Production | Enrico Magliocca | Unit Manager |
| Production | Gennaro Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Production | Claudio Falcone | Delegated Producer |
| Camera | Fabrizio Profeta | Camera Operator |
| Production | Raffaele Petrone | Production Manager |
| Production | Ivan D'Ambrosio | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Tomasicchio | Costume Design |
| Production | Marianna Castellano | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Alessandro Specchio | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rosalba Ambrico | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Luigia Marino | Location Manager |
| Camera | Nicola Pertino | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Gianluca Salerno | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Vincenzo Santo | Sound |
| Camera | Tommaso Lusena | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Francesco Piro | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Federico Tummolo | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Corrado Riccomini | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Mario Cadau | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Leonardo Cassano | Gaffer |
| Sound | Emilio Martini | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Simone Lucarella | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Luca Mendicino | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lorenzo Corvi | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Cacciapaglia | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Gabriele Lavia | Director |
| Writing | Gabriele Lavia | Writer |
| Art | Alessandro Bavari | Creative Director |