A Kiss on the Nose
{{Short description|2004 American short film}}
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| director = Laura Neri
| producer = Brett Henenberg
Laura Neri
Linda Pianigiani
Ramjasha Rhodes
| writer = Laura Neri
| starring = Azita Ghanizada
Gianfranco Russo
| music = Aldo Shllaku
| cinematography = Gavin Kelly
| editing = Evelin Longo
| distributor = University of Southern California
| released = {{Film date|2004|08|15}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
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A Kiss on the Nose is an American short film that premiered in the United States at the Rhode Island International Film Festival on August 15, 2004.{{cite web|title=Short Films Screening at RIIFF 2004 |url=http://www.film-festival.org/pdf/Shorts04.pdf |publisher=Rhode Island International Film Festival |page=22 |date=2004 |access-date=16 May 2023}} Written and directed by Laura Neri, the film stars Azita Ghanizada and Gianfranco Russo.{{Citation |last=Neri |first=Laura |title=A Kiss on the Nose |date=2004-08-15 |type=Drama, Short |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419886/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |others=Azita Ghanizada, Gianfranco Russo, Elena Fabri |publisher=University of Southern California (USC)}}
The film was developed as a project for the USC School of Cinematic Arts.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Plot
Chiara looks back on her relationship with her distant father, Romano, after his passing. To process her feelings about him and gain a deeper understanding of who he was, Chiara retraces Romano's history from his birth to his first encounter with her mother.{{Cite web |last=Tehrani |first=Bijan |date=2007-04-29 |title=A Kiss on the nose, an interview with Laura Neri and Azita Ghanizada |url=https://cinemawithoutborders.com/1256-a-kiss-on-the-nose-an-interview-with-laura-neri-and-azita-ghanizada/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Cinema Without Borders |language=en}}
Cast
- Azita Ghanizada as Chiara
- Gianfranco Russo as Romano
- Elena Fabri as Ilaria
- Monica Cortes as 10 year old Chiara
- Warren Sweeney as Notary
- Pat Lach as Italian Grandmother
- Svilena Kidess as Penelope
- Holly M. Martin as Nurse
- Maeva Cifuentes as 13 year old Chiara
- Judiann Barnes as Greek Mother
- Norman Hollyn as Greek Father
- Amalia Giannikou as Greek Sister
- Troy Lillestol as Greek Brother
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026201813/http://geocities.com/akissonthenose/ Official website] (Archived 2009)
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