Caterina in the Big City

"Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not."

2003 1h 45m IT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 271

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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When her social-climbing father is relocated from a one-horse town to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls in his old school, finding herself adrift in an environment where eighth-graders form friendships based on social class and their parents' political affiliations.

“Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.”

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Cast

Sergio Castellitto
Giancarlo Iacovoni
Margherita Buy
Agata Iacovoni
Alice Teghil
Caterina Iacovoni
Federica Sbrenna
Daniela Germano
Margherita Mazzola
Martina
Carolina Iaquaniello
Margherita Rossi Chaillet
Martina Tasquetta
Alessia
Galatea Ranzi
Livia, Margherita's mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paolo Virzì
Writers: Paolo Virzì, Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Arnaldo Catinari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carlo Virzì. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Cecilia Zanuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sergio Castellitto and Margherita Buy and Alice Teghil carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0366287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Paolo Virzì directs. Arnaldo Catinari behind the camera. Carlo Virzì scores. Cecilia Zanuso cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 23 years ago.
2Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Arnaldo Catinari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Carlo Virzì. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Cecilia Zanuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sergio Castellitto and Margherita Buy and Alice Teghil carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.".
7IMDB entry: tt0366287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "school friend", "rome, italy", "middle school", "chorus".