La Stella che non c'è
The Missing Star
L'étoile manquante
Italy / France / Switzerland, May 2006
FILM,
Fiction,
110 min.
- directed by
- Gianni Amelio
- Written by
- Gianni Amelio, Amelio Contarello
- Status
- In distribution
Vincenzo, 50, works in a steel mill near Naples. Mr. Chong and his team have come to purchase and dismantle the factory and transfer it to China. When Vincenzo refuses to explain the casting ladle to them – he considers it defective and responsible for the death of a worker – he is fired. When Vincenzo finally identifies the defect, the Chinese already left. Vincenzo heads to Shanghai, where Mr Chong explains to him that the machines have been sold to another factory. Vincenzo finds the young translator Liu Hua and together they travel through China in search of the machines.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2006
- Original Version
- Italian, Chinese (french/english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 110 min.
- Production
- Cattleya S.p.A., Achab Film Srl., Babe Sàrl., RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Carac Film AG
- Producer
- Mario Cotone
- directed by
- Gianni Amelio
- Written by
- Gianni Amelio, Amelio Contarello
- Editing
- Simona Paggi
- Music
- Franco Piersanti
- Location Sound Mix
- Remo Ugolinelli
- Production Design
- Nello Giorgetti
- Lighting Design
- Sandro Saurini
- Costumes
- Cristina Francioni
Cast
Tai Ling
Xu Chinqing
Li De Xin
Wang Biao
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Lakeshore International LLC
Worldwide Distribution
- Italy
- O1 Distribution Distribution
- Switzerland
- Frenetic Films Distribution
Festivals
(a selection)
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Vancouver, 26th Vancouver International Film Festival
27.09.2007 - 12.10.2007 -
Munich, 25. Filmfest München 2007
22.06.2007 - 30.06.2007 -
Montevideo, Festival Cinematográfico Int.
24.03.2007 - 08.04.2007 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2007 - 28.01.2007 -
Seville, 3rd Sevilla Festival de Cine
03.11.2006 - 11.11.2006 -
London, 50th London Film Festival
18.10.2006 - 02.11.2006 -
Haifa, Haifa International Film Festival
07.10.2006 - 14.10.2006 -
Toronto, 31st Toronto International Film Festival
07.09.2006 - 16.09.2006 -
Venice, 63. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
30.08.2006 - 09.09.2006