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ERA
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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Ovosodo
"Life... what a sweet, cruel, silly thing."
1997 1h 40m IT
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7.3
IMDB
★7.2TMDB · 486★7.3IMDB · 3,905
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
“Life... what a sweet, cruel, silly thing.”
Cast
Edoardo Gabbriellini
Piero Mansani
Claudia Pandolfi
Susy Susini
Nicoletta Braschi
Giovanna Fornari
Regina Orioli
Lisa
Malcolm Lunghi
Piero, 13 anni
Alessio Fantozzi
Ivanone Mansani
Marco Cocci
Tommaso Paladini
Pietro Fornaciari
Nedo Mansani
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paolo Virzì
- Writers
- Francesco Bruni, Francesco Bruni, Paolo Virzì
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Italo Petriccione. 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 Jacopo Quadri 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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Edoardo Gabbriellini and Claudia Pandolfi and Nicoletta Braschi carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Life... what a sweet, cruel, silly thing.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0122648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paolo Virzì directs. Italo Petriccione behind the camera. Carlo Virzì scores. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Italo Petriccione. 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 Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Edoardo Gabbriellini and Claudia Pandolfi and Nicoletta Braschi carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Life... what a sweet, cruel, silly thing.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0122648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 13 themes, including "puberty", "rich woman poor man", "coming of age", "working class".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Italo Petriccione
- Original score
- Carlo Virzì
- Editing
- Jacopo Quadri
- Production design
- Sonia Peng
- Costume design
- Francesca Sartori
- Makeup / hair
- Gianfranco Mecacci
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- 12
- IMDB
- Ovosodo (1997)
- IMDB rating
- 7.3/10 · 3,905 votes
Awards
8 wins & 14 nominations
- Ciak d'oro - Best screenplay
- Premio Pasinetti
- David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress
- David di Donatello for Best Sound
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Paolo Virzì
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
IT
Key crew
- SoundTullio Morganti
- Production DesignSonia Peng
- Production DesignGiancarlo Basili
- Costume DesignFrancesca Sartori
- ProducerVittorio Cecchi Gori
- ProducerRita Rusić
- EditorJacopo Quadri
- Delegated ProducerStefano Cialoni
- First Assistant DirectorGianluca Greco
- Unit ManagerElisabetta Olmi
- Unit ManagerCarla Pettini
- Production SecretaryMicaela Borgiotti
- Production SecretaryPaolo Nigrelli
- Second Assistant DirectorCarlo Virzì
- Second Assistant DirectorIrish Braschi
- Script SupervisorFabrizia Iacona
- Camera OperatorFabrizio Vicari
- First Assistant CameraAndrea Legnani
- Second Assistant CameraBruno Bianchella
- Boom OperatorMarco Lazzaro
- AdministrationFranco Fogagnolo
- AdministrationCarlo Gagliardi
- Makeup ArtistGianfranco Mecacci
- HairdresserSergio Gennari
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- puberty
- rich woman poor man
- coming of age
- working class
- oil refinery
- tuscany, italy
- blue collar worker
- proletarian
- manipulative friend
- late coming of age
- italian suburbs
- bittersweet
- father in prison
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2008-04-1812· DVD
Also known as
International titles
- Piero világaHU
- Hardboiled EggUS
- 欧索多CN
