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Respiro is an evocative, subtle dramatisation
of the life of a particular family who live within
an isolated fishing community on the Sicilian
island of Lampedusa. The film concentrates on
the trials and tribulations that beset the beautiful,
but emotionally unstable, wife of a fisherman
and a mother of three. It is, however, much more
of a tapestry, not only paralleling a local folk
tale, but also stitching together vignettes of
a society that seems almost completely removed
from modern day existence. The stark beauty of
the sun-drenched island is used to great effect
as a backdrop for the characters' domestic disputes
and miniature dramas and provides haunting images
superbly shot by cinematographer Fabio Zamarion.
Golino is suitably gorgeous, but the find is Casisa
whose burgeoning physicality and maturity, thrown
into a protective role as he is forced to deal
with oddities of his mother's behaviour, is a
major contribution.
Critics
“A life-affirming film, strong in its energy,
about vivid characters” Roger Ebert
Awards
Best Film, Critics' Week Cannes 2002
Programme
Notes
The notes for this
film are available here
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Director
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Emanuele
Crialese
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Writers
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Emanuele
Crialese |
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Cast
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Valeria
Golino
Vincenzo Amato
Francesco Casisa
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Cert |
12A |
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Length |
1
hour 36 mins |
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Country |
Italy
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Language |
In
Italian with English subtitles |
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