Human Capital (film)
| Human Capital (Il capitale umano) | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Paolo Virzì |
| Produced by | Marco Cohen, Alessandro Mascheroni - Rai Cinema |
| Written by |
Paolo Virzì Francesco Piccolo Francesco Bruni Stephen Amidon (novel) |
| Starring |
Fabrizio Bentivoglio Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Fabrizio Gifuni Valeria Golino |
| Music by | Carlo Virzì |
| Cinematography | Jérôme Alméras |
| Edited by | Cecilia Zanuso |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Human Capital (Italian: Il capitale umano) is a 2013 Italian film directed by Paolo Virzì.[1] The film is based on the American novel Human Capital by Stephen Amidon.[2] For her performance in the film Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was awarded Best Actress at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[3] It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[4]
Plot summary
The film is set in a town in Brianza and in Milan. On Christmas Eve, a waiter cycling home from working at a prestigious private school's gala is hit by a car. The driver flees, leaving the waiter lying in the street badly injured. The waiter is hospitalized and close to death. The next day, two well-known families' lives are connected by the incident.
Filming locations
Even though the story is set in a town in Brianza, most of the urban scenes were filmed in February 2013 in the cities of Varese[5] and Como, in the countryside of Osnago in the Province of Lecco and in Arese for the Villa with the swimming pool.[6] The beautiful Villa of the Bernaschi Family is located in Fortunago, a medieval village in the Province of Pavia. [7]
Cast
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Dino Ossola
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi: Carla Bernaschi
- Fabrizio Gifuni: Giovanni Bernaschi
- Valeria Golino: Roberta Morelli
- Matilde Gioli: Serena Ossola
- Guglielmo Pinelli: Massimiliano Bernaschi
- Luigi Lo Cascio: Donato Russomanno
- Giovanni Anzaldo: Luca
- Gigio Alberti: Giampi
- Bebo Storti: Inspector
Awards
| Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | |
| 69th Silver Ribbon Awards[8] | Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Won | |
| Best Producer | Indiana Production Rai Cinema and Motorino Amaranto | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo & Paolo Virzì | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Bentivoglio e Fabrizio Gifuni | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Nominated | ||
| Best Scenography | Mauro Radaelli | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Roberto Mozzarelli | Won | ||
| Guglielmo Biraghi Award | Matilde Gioli | Won | ||
| 59th David di Donatello Awards[9] | Best Film | Paolo Virzì | Won | |
| Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | ||
| Best Script | Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo & Paolo Virzì | Won | ||
| Best Producer | Indiana Production Rai Cinema and Motorino Amaranto | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Bentivoglio | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Valeria Golino | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Jérôme Almèras | Nominated | ||
| Best Sets and Decorations | Mauro Radaelli | Nominated | ||
| Best Costumes | Bettina Pontiggia | Nominated | ||
| Best Makeup | Caroline Philipponnat | Nominated | ||
| Best Hairstyling | Stéphane Desmarez | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Roberto Mozzarelli | Won | ||
| Best Score | Carlo Virzì | Nominated | ||
| Best Song | Giacomo Vaccai e Jackie O'S Farm | Nominated | ||
| Best Special Effects | Effetti Digitali Italiani (eng: Italian Digital Effects) | Nominated | ||
| Youngs' David | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | ||
| 54th Globi d'oro | Best Film | Paolo Virzì | Won | |
| Best Script | Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Bentivoglio | Nominated | ||
| 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[10] | Crystal Globe | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| 50th Chicago International Film Festival[11][12] | Gold Hugo for Best International Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| Gold Plaque for Best Art Direction | Mauro Radaelli | Won | ||
| 41st Flaiano International Prizes[13] | Golden Pegasus Award for Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Won | |
| 37th Denver Film Festival[14][15] | Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| 34th Hawaii International Film Festival[16][17] | EuroCinema Hawai'i Award | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| EuroCinema Hawai'i Best Actress Award | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Won | ||
| 29th Ciak d'oro[18] | Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Won | |
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Matilde Gioli | Nominated | ||
| Best Costumes | Bettina Pontiggia | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenwriter | Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo and Paolo Virzì | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Roberto Mozzarelli, Emanuele Chiappa and Alessandro Orlando | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Won | ||
| Best Music | Carlo Virzì | Nominated | ||
| Best Movie Poster | Riccardo Fidenzi and Maurizio Rubens | Nominated | ||
| 27th European Film Awards[19] | Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Nominated | ||
| 25th Stockholm International Film Festival[20] | Open Zone Award | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| 23rd St. Louis International Film Festival[21][22] | Best International Film | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics’ Joe Pollack Best Feature Award | Paolo Virzì | Won | ||
| 22nd Raindance Film Festival[23] | Best International Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | |
| 15th Ghent International Film Festival[24] | Canvas Audience Award | Paolo Virzì | Won | |
| 12th Tribeca Film Festival[3] | Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Won | |
| Best Narrative Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominated | ||
| 4th Ischia Global Film & Music Festival[25] | Ischia Italian Movie Award | Paolo Virzì, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib and Marco Cohen | Won | |
| Ischia Italian Director Award | Paolo Virzì | Won | ||
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ Jay Weissberg (April 14, 2014). "Tribeca Film Review: ‘Human Capital’". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Charles, Ron (9 April 2014). "Film version of Stephen Amidon’s ‘Human Capital’ a hit in Italy". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- 1 2 Gordon Cox (April 24, 2014). "Tribeca Film Festival: Israeli Film ‘Zero Motivation’ Scores Two Awards". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Oscars: Italy Selects 'Human Capital' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ "Virzì svela il “Capitale Umano” E Varese è subito protagonista". La Provincia di Varese (Varese). 18 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ ""Il capitale umano", Virzì mette a nudo l'élite: "Ecco gli italiani schiavi del denaro"". Repubblica (Milan). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ http://laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it/pavia/cronaca/2013/03/05/news/a-fortunago-le-riprese-del-nuovo-film-di-virzi-1.6638672
- ↑ "Nastri d’argento 2013 | vincitori". cineblog.it. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "David di Donatello 2014, i vincitori: miglior film Il capitale umano | Panorama". cultura.panorama.it. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Human Capital". kviff.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ /http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/2014-schedule/film/?id=65
- ↑ ""The President" wins top prize at Chicago film festival - Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Premi Flaiano: tutti i Pegaso D’Oro della 41a edizione - Il Fatto Quotidiano". ilfattoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Contemporary World Cinema : Film Programs for 2014 Starz Denver Film Festival". denverfilm.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Denver Film Festival: 3 films worth seeing each day | FOX31 Denver". kdvr.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Film Listing - 2014 HIFF Fall Festival". program.hiff.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Rising Star Brenton ThwaitesHonolulu Pulse – Hawaii Entertainment, Food and Nightlife". honolulupulse.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ciak d'oro 2014, a La Grande Bellezza otto premi. Paolo Virzì miglior regista - Il Fatto Quotidiano". ilfattoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "European Film Academy : THE 26th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: WINNERS". europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Quattro film italiani allo Stockholm International Film Festival 2014 - CinemaItaliano.info". cinemaitaliano.info. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "12 movies to see this weekend at the St. Louis Film Festival : Entertainment". stltoday.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Awards | www.cinemastlouis.org". cinemastlouis.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Human Capital | Raindance Film Festival Raindance Film Festival". raindancefestival.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Il capitale umano - Awards - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ischia Global Award | Paolo Virzì e Marc Webb registi dell'anno". supergacinema.it. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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