Not of This World

1999 1h 40m IT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 18

Drama

Synopsis

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The rumpled owner of a dry-cleaning firm joins forces with a nun to care for an abandoned baby.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Margherita Buy
Caterina
Silvio Orlando
Ernesto
Carolina Freschi
Teresa
Maria Cristina Minerva
Esmeralda
Sonia Gessner
Madre Superiora
Alessandro Di Natale
Gabriele
Riccardo De Torrebruna
Gianfranco
Stefano Abbati
Jogger

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giuseppe Piccioni
Writers: Giuseppe Piccioni, Giuseppe Piccioni, Gualtiero Rosella
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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1 / 7

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ludovico Einaudi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Editor Esmeralda Calabria shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Margherita Buy and Silvio Orlando and Carolina Freschi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0172477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Giuseppe Piccioni directs. Luca Bigazzi behind the camera. Ludovico Einaudi scores. Esmeralda Calabria cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ludovico Einaudi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Esmeralda Calabria shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Margherita Buy and Silvio Orlando and Carolina Freschi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0172477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.