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ERA
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Released 5 years ago.
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Cast
Sofia Fiore
L'Arminuta
Vanessa Scalera
Mother
Fabrizio Ferracane
Father
Elena Lietti
Adalgisa
Andrea Fuorto
Vincenzo
Carlotta De Leonardis
Adriana
Aurora Barulli
Pat
Davide Gagliardi
Guido
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Giuseppe Bonito
- Writers
- Monica Zapelli
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, Switzerland
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Switzerland.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Giuseppe Bonito, shot by Alfredo Betrò. 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 Giuliano Taviani. 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 Roberto Missiroli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Sofia Fiore and Vanessa Scalera and Fabrizio Ferracane carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt14073836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Giuseppe Bonito directs. Alfredo Betrò behind the camera. Giuliano Taviani scores. Roberto Missiroli cuts. Produced in Italy, Switzerland. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Italy, Switzerland.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Giuseppe Bonito, shot by Alfredo Betrò. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Giuliano Taviani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Roberto Missiroli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Sofia Fiore and Vanessa Scalera and Fabrizio Ferracane carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt14073836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Alfredo Betrò
- Original score
- Giuliano Taviani
- Editing
- Roberto Missiroli
- Production design
- Marcello Di Carlo
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 510 votes
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations
Also by
Giuseppe Bonito
Production companies
Who made it
- BA
Baires Produzioni
IT
- MA
Maro Films
- KA
Kafilms
RAI
IT
Lucky Red
IT
Key crew
- Camera OperatorAndrea Grossi
- NovelDonatella Di Pietrantonio
- EditorRoberto Missiroli
- Production DesignMarcello Di Carlo
- CostumerFiorenza Cipollone
- ProducerMaurizio Tedesco
- ProducerManuel Tedesco
- ProducerRoberto Sbarigia
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- 1970s
- adoption
- family relationships
- childhood
- small town life
- didactic
- critical
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-09-13· Italian Film Festival
- Physical2023-07-01· Italian Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- A Girl ReturnedGB
