La nostra vita
| La nostra vita | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Daniele Luchetti |
| Produced by | Gina Gardini |
| Written by |
Daniele Luchetti Sandro Petraglia Stefano Rulli |
| Starring |
Elio Germano Raoul Bova |
| Cinematography | Claudio Collepiccolo |
| Edited by | Mirco Garrone |
Production company |
Cattleya |
| Distributed by | 01 Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country |
Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | € 6.2 million |
| Box office | € 3 million |
La nostra vita is a 2010 French-Italian film directed by Daniele Luchetti, starring Elio Germano. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival,[1] with Elio Germano sharing the prize for Best Actor with Javier Bardem for his role in the Mexican film Biutiful directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.[2]
Plot
Claudio (Elio Germano) is a young construction worker who lives a happy life with his pregnant wife Elena (Isabella Ragonese) and their two children in Rome. They manage together their daily difficulties with love and complicity. One day in the construction site, Claudio discovered the corpse of an illegal Romanian worker who died while working in a drunk state, but decided not to report the discovery for fear that the site would be closed down. His life is further struck when Elena dies while giving birth to their third son Vasco, right after their vacation. This is the beginning of a new phase for Claudio, who now concentrates on becoming richer, and buying "things" to his three sons in the hope of making them happier after the loss of their mum. Claudio blackmails his employer Porcari about the dead Romanian worker, demanding his own construction site to supervise in exchange for his silence. Claudio obtains the whole construction business, and not only the wall building business.
Claudio obtains 50,000 Euros from his drug-dealing neighbour Ari to start the work. One day, the Romanian's former lover Gabriela (Alina Madalina Berzunteanu) and his son Andrei (Marius Ignat) come looking for the missing man, but Claudio does not tell them about the truth. He befriends Gabriela and has sex with her. He offers Andrei a job, and allows him to stay at his apartments with his family. More and more difficulties, however, put Claudio in dire straits. Claudio soon ran out of money and time. The construction work is behind schedule. Claudio also cannot pay the illegal workers, and they eventually quit and take the equipment from Claudio. Later Claudio told Andrei about the truth, and Andrei left in anger. Claudio asks Porcari to give him more time for the work, but is rejected.
Claudio eventually turns to his brother Piero (Raoul Bova) and sister Loredana (Stefania Montorsi) to borrow more money for the work. He hires more expensive workers, and manages to finish the construction work. He is also able to repay his debts. He encourages Piero to show Gabriela his love. Andrei, however, is still angry with Claudio. The film ends with Claudio allowing his children to all sleep on his bed he once shared with Elena, which he previously forbids his children to play on, showing that he has changed his vision of life and now gives importance to the real values.
Cast
- Elio Germano as Claudio
- Isabella Ragonese as Elena
- Raoul Bova as Piero
- Stefania Montorsi as Liliana
- Luca Zingaretti as Ari
- Giorgio Colangeli as Porcari
- Alina Madalina Berzunteanu as Gabriela
- Marius Ignat as Andrein
- Awa Ly as Celeste
- Emiliano Campagnola as Vittorio
Production
Cattleya produced the 6.2 million Euro film together with Rai Cinema and French company Babe Films. The project received money from the Italian Culture Ministry, the CNC and Canal+ via pre-sales.[3]
Release
The film premiered in Italy on 21 May 2010. As of 20 June 2010, Box Office Mojo reported that the film had made 3,805,514 dollars (3,075,807 Euro) at the Italian box office.[4]
Reception
Accolades
| Organization | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Film Awards | Best Actor | Elio Germano | Nominated |
Festival
| Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Elio Germano (tied with Javier Bardem) | Won |
| Palme d'Or | Daniele Luchetti | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "63rd Festival de Cannes: Press Conference". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ↑ "Thai film captures Cannes top prize". CBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (2010-04-22). "Our Life in Celluloid Dreams’ line-up". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ "Italy Box Office, May 28–30, 2010". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-06-17.