Where Are You? I'm Here
Directed byLiliana Cavani
Written byLiliana Cavani
Italo Moscati
Produced byGiovanni Bertolucci
StarringChiara Caselli
CinematographyArmando Nannuzzi
Edited byAngelo Nicolini
Music byPino Donaggio
Release date
1993
LanguageItalian

Where Are You? I'm Here (Italian: Dove siete? Io sono qui) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani.

The film entered the 50th Venice International Film Festival, where Anna Bonaiuto won the Volpi Cup for best supporting actress.[1] For her role Chiara Caselli was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress and a Grolla d'oro in the same category.[2]

Plot

Fausto's mother refuses to accept the fact that her child is deaf and refuses to send him to a special school where he can learn sign language. His aunt, though, teaches him to communicate and helps him find a place among a group of deaf-mutes. He meets and falls in love with Elena. To their parents' concern, the two find love with each other until a set of difficulties leads them to see their lives in a different light.

Main cast

  • Chiara Caselli as Elena Setti
  • Gaetano Carotenuto as Fausto
  • Anna Bonaiuto as Fausto's Mother
  • Giuseppe Perruccio as Fausto's Father
  • Valeria D'Obici as Fausto's Aunt
  • Ines Nobili as Maria
  • Ko Muroboshi as The Mime
  • Doriana Chierici as Elena's Mother
  • Carla Cassola as Miss Martini
  • Paola Mannoni as The Principal
  • Pino Micol as The Bank Manager
  • Sebastiano Lo Monaco as Professor Pini
  • Paco Reconti as Ugo
  • Marzio Honorato as The History Teacher

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gino Moliterno (2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0810868960.
  2. ↑ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.


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