| Different from Whom? | |
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| Directed by | Umberto Carteni |
| Written by | Fabio Bonifacci |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Marcello Montarsi |
| Edited by | Consuelo Cartucci[1] |
| Music by | Massimo Nunzi |
Production company | Cattleya[1] |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
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| Language | Italian |
Different from Whom? (Italian: Diverso da chi?) is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Umberto Carteni.
Plot
Piero is a young openly gay left-wing politician who lives in Trieste with his boyfriend Remo. During his mayoral election campaign the party decides to also to run Adele, a Catholic and strict conservative politician, as deputy mayor. Piero and Adele will discover to be attracted to each other, causing a stir among the voters and the political opponents, and suddenly turning Piero's boyfriend Remo into the odd man out.
Cast
- Luca Argentero as Piero
- Claudia Gerini as Adele
- Filippo Nigro as Remo
- Francesco Pannofino as Galeazzo
- Giuseppe Cederna as Serafini
- Antonio Catania as Corazza
- Rinaldo Rocco as Samuele
- Paolo Graziosi
Reception
The film has been cited as an example of sexual fluidity in recent queer European cinema.[2]
Different from Whom? was criticized by a panelist at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival as a film that was "made for straight audiences" and claimed that the film panders to heterosexuals who are uncomfortable with homosexuality.[3]
Awards
- 2009 - Globi d'oro
- Best First Feature to Umberto Carteni
- Nomination Best Comedy to Umberto Carteni
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Diverso da chi?". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ Dawson, Leanne (2018). Queer European Cinema: Queering Cinematic Time and Space. Abindon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781351711586.
- ↑ Richards, Stuart James (2016). The Queer Film Festival: Popcorn and Politics. Melbourne, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 111. ISBN 9781137590343.
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