Nostalgia

2022 1h 57m IT

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 301

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino
Felice Lasco
Francesco Di Leva
Don Luigi Rega
Tommaso Ragno
Oreste Spasiano
Aurora Quattrocchi
Teresa Lasco
Sofia Essaïdi
Alrette
Nello Mascia
Raffaele
Artem Tkachuk
Young Oreste
Salvatore Striano
Gegé

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Martone
Writers: Ippolita Di Majo, Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo
Languages: Arabic, Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Italian.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Directed by Mario Martone, shot by Paolo Carnera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

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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6 / 7

CAST

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Pierfrancesco Favino and Francesco Di Leva and Tommaso Ragno carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14034614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mario Martone directs. Paolo Carnera behind the camera. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Arabic, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Mario Martone, shot by Paolo Carnera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pierfrancesco Favino and Francesco Di Leva and Tommaso Ragno carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14034614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Paolo Carnera
Editing: Jacopo Quadri
Production design: Carmine Guarino
Costume design: Ursula Patzak
Makeup / hair: Paola Gattabrusi
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Status: Released
Box office: $3,015,604
Original language: IT
IMDB: Nostalgia (2022)

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CinemaSerf2023-03-26
★ 6/10
Pierfrancesco Favino is "Felice", who returns to his native Naples to find his elderly mother "Teresa" (Aurora Quattrocchi) living in a basement apartment, rarely washing and taking much care of herself. He determines to hang around and help her get back on her feet whilst at the same time working with the local priest "Luigi" (Francesco Di Leva) to reunite with his childhood friend "Spasiano" (Tommaso Ragno) who has meantime become the elusive local criminal kingpin. It has been many a year since "Felice" could consider himself a local, and the city is largely new and unfamiliar to him, as is the angry and violent criminal fraternity that holds much of the place in it's grip. Can he meet and reconcile with his erstwhile friend? Is he even safe to do so? This is a great looking film capturing well the beauty and the turmoil of this ancient city whilst director Mario Martone offers us a chance to relive some of the memories this, now Muslim and married, visitor recalls as he retraces many of the steps of his childhood. There is very little joy in this film, it's a rather depressing affair that at times really does labour the despair facing many in this community. That's not to say it isn't worth watching, but after a while I felt drained and a bit confused before an ending that I couldn't quite get my head around. Anger? Spite? Pity, even? It's a long watch and I probably wouldn't ever watch it again - but I am glad that I did, once.

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