My Name Is Tanino

2003 1h 49m IT

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 204

Comedy

Synopsis

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During a sun-soaked Sicilian summer, aimless filmmaking undergrad and back-seat radical Tanino has a fling with Sally, a dreamy American tourist from an upper background. When summer ends, Sally flies back home, without ever reaching out. Clueless, a smitten Tanino decides to pay her a surprise visit under the pretense of returning a camera she left behind. But when he gets there, he quickly realizes the reality of America—and his relationship with Sally's—is far from the idealized version his small-town boy imagination conjured.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Corrado Fortuna
Gaetano 'Tanino' Mendolia
Rachel McAdams
Sally Garfield
Jessica De Marco
Angelina Omobono
Frank Crudele
Angelo Maria Li Causi
Barry Flatman
Mr. Garfield
Lori Hallier
Leslie Garfield
Don Francks
Seymour Chinawsky
Mary Long
Santa Li Causi

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Canada.

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4 / 8

CAST

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210+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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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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7 / 8

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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8 / 8

CAST

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Corrado Fortuna and Rachel McAdams and Jessica De Marco carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paolo Virzì directs. Arnaldo Catinari behind the camera. Carlo Virzì scores. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Produced in Italy, Canada. Dialogue in Italian, English.

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1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Italy, Canada.
4210+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Arnaldo Catinari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Carlo Virzì. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Corrado Fortuna and Rachel McAdams and Jessica De Marco carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0280970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.