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Colpo di luna

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Colpo di luna
Directed byAlberto Simone
Written byAlberto Simone
Gioia Magrini
Dido Castelli
StarringTchéky Karyo
Nino Manfredi
Isabelle Pasco
Jim van der Woude
Johan Leysen
Mimmo Mancini
Paolo Sassanelli
CinematographyRoberto Benvenuti
Romolo Eucalitto
Edited byEnzo Meniconi Kohout
Music byVittorio Cosma
Release date
  • 7 December 1995 (1995-12-07)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Colpo di Luna is a 1995 Italian drama film written and directed by Alberto Simone. It won a David di Donatello for Best New Director. It was released in the US in 2000 under the name Moon Shadow. It was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.[1]

Plot

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Lorenzo, an astrophysicist, has inherited a house in Sicily. He has it restored by Salvatore, an introverted carpenter. Salvatore starts the job with help of his handicapped son. Since work seems to be slow Lorenzo goes and checks on them. He finds out Salvatore has turned the house into a therapeutic community for troubled people. At first Lorenzo is angry but then his good heart prevails.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
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Colpo di luna at IMDb