Tenderness

2017 1h 43m IT

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 224

Drama

Synopsis

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Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, who has just moved to the facing apartment, has forgotten her keys and finds herself locked out. Cynical and grumpy, the retired lawyer who has been living estranged from the rest of the world, should normally leave her to her fate but he mellows under her spontaneous charm. He helps her, becomes friends not only with her but with her husband Fabio and their two children. For once, the self-declared misanthropist seems to be experiencing the long forgotten feeling of empathy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renato Carpentieri
Lorenzo
Elio Germano
Fabio
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Elena
Micaela Ramazzotti
Michela
Greta Scacchi
Aurora
Arturo Muselli
Saverio
Giuseppe Zeno
Giulio
Maria Nazionale
Rossana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gianni Amelio
Writers: Gianni Amelio, Alberto Taraglio
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gianni Amelio, shot by Luca Bigazzi. 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 Franco Piersanti. 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 Simona Paggi 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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Renato Carpentieri and Elio Germano and Giovanna Mezzogiorno carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5765192 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gianni Amelio directs. Luca Bigazzi behind the camera. Franco Piersanti scores. Simona Paggi cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Gianni Amelio, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Franco Piersanti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Simona Paggi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Renato Carpentieri and Elio Germano and Giovanna Mezzogiorno carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5765192 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.