The Great Pumpkin (film)
This article is about the 1993 Italian film. For the Charlie Brown special, see It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
| The Great Pumpkin | |
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| Directed by | Francesca Archibugi |
| Produced by | Guido De Laurentiis |
| Written by | Francesca Archibugi |
| Starring | Sergio Castellitto |
| Cinematography | Paolo Carnera |
| Edited by | Roberto Missiroli |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Great Pumpkin (Italian: Il grande cocomero) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]
The film focuses on Valentina, a young girl, sent to a psychiatric clinic.
A literal translation of the title would substitute "watermelon" for "pumpkin'; the phrase has pop culture cachet from being an intentional mistranslation of "The Great Pumpkin" in the Peanuts strips.
Cast
- Sergio Castellitto as Arturo
- Anna Galiena as Cinthya Diotallevi
- Alessia Fugardi as Valentina 'Pippi' Diotallevi
- Silvio Vannucci
- Alessandra Panelli
- Victor Cavallo
- Maria Consagra
- Lidia Broccolino
- Raffaele Vannoli
- Giacomo Ciarrapico
- Lara Pranzoni
- Tiziana Bianchi
- Andrea Di Giacomo
- Marco Coda
- Giuseppe Giordani
- Gigi Reder as Prof. Turcati
See also
- List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian films of 1993
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Great Pumpkin". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ Frook, John Evan (30 November 1993). "Acad inks Cates, unveils foreign-language entries". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
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