At War for Love

2016 1h 39m IT

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 521

WarDramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia boss. There is a way around this, but to be able to marry Flora, Arturo needs to get permission from her father, who lives in a village in Sicily. Arturo doesn't have any money, so the only way he can get to Sicily is to enlist in the U.S. Army, which is preparing for a landing on the island.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pif
Arturo
Miriam Leone
Flora
Andrea Di Stefano
Tenente Philip Catelli
Stella Egitto
Teresa
David Mitchum Brown
Franklin Roosevelt
Maurizio Marchetti
Don Calò
Sergio Vespertino
Saro
Maurizio Bologna
Mimmo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pif
Writers: Marco Martani, Pif, Michele Astori
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pif, shot by Roberto Forza. 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 Santi Pulvirenti. 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 Clelio Benevento 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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Pif and Miriam Leone and Andrea Di Stefano carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5263116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pif directs. Roberto Forza behind the camera. Santi Pulvirenti scores. Clelio Benevento cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, English.

Trivia

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
3Directed by Pif, shot by Roberto Forza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Santi Pulvirenti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Clelio Benevento shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pif and Miriam Leone and Andrea Di Stefano carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5263116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.