Enea (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Enea

| image = Enea (film)_resize.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Pietro Castellitto

| writer = Pietro Castellitto

| producer = {{plainlist|

}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

Pietro Castellitto
Benedetta Porcaroli
Giorgio Quarzo Guarascio
Chiara Noschese
Sergio Castellitto

}}

| cinematography = Radek Ladczuk{{cite web |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2023/venezia-80-competition/enea|title=Enea|website=La Biennale di Venezia|access-date=25 August 2023}}

| editing = Gianluca Scarpa

| music = Niccolò Contessa

| production_companies = {{plainlist|

The Apartment Pictures
Vision Distribution
Frenesy Film Company
Giovane Film

}}

| distributor = Vision Distribution

| released = {{film date|df=yes|2023|9|5|Venice|2024|1|11|Italy}}

| runtime = 117 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| budget =

| gross = $1.2 million{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=27219440|title=Enea (2023)|access-date=26 March 2024|publisher_hide=yes}}

}}

Enea is a 2023 Italian drama film written and directed by Pietro Castellitto, and starring Pietro Castellitto and Benedetta Porcaroli.

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 5 September 2023.

Plot

The adventures of two young Italian men, Enea and Valentino, set against the hedonist backdrop of drugs and parties.

Cast

Pietro Castellitto as Enea
Giorgio Quarzo Guarascio as Valentino
Benedetta Porcaroli as Eva
Chiara Noschese as Marina
Giorgio Montanini as Oreste Dicembre
Adamo Dionisi as Giordano
Matteo Branciamore
Cesare Castellitto as Brenno
Sergio Castellitto as Celeste

Release

Enea was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/venice-film-festival-lineup-2023-full-list-1235447144/|title=Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=25 July 2023|website=Deadline|access-date=9 August 2023}} where it had its world premiere on 5 September 2023. The film received a standing ovation of eight minutes.{{cite news|last=Crespi|first=Alberto|date=6 September 2023|title='Enea', Pietro Castellitto e il ritratto sentimentale di una generazione in panne|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2023/09/06/news/pietro_castellitto_enea_recensione_venezia-413468824/|newspaper=la Repubblica|language=it|access-date=13 September 2023|url-access=subscription}} At the 2023 Zurich Film Festival, the film was invited to the Feature Film Competition.{{Cite web |last=Dams |first=Tim |date=14 September 2023 |title=Zurich Film Festival unveils full 2023 line-up; Todd Haynes and Jessica Chastain to be honoured |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/zurich-film-festival-unveils-full-2023-line-up-todd-haynes-and-jessica-chastain-to-be-honoured/5185896.article |access-date=26 February 2025 |website=Screen International |language=en}} Vision Distribution theatrically released the film in Italy on 11 January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.visiondistribution.it/film/enea/|title=Enea|publisher=Vision Distribution|language=it|access-date=29 December 2023}}

Reception

=Critical response=

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|67|5|6||ref=yes|access-date=27 October 2024}}

=Accolades=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Date of ceremony ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Recipient(s) ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Ref heading}}
scope="row" rowspan="7" \| Nastro d'Argento \| rowspan="7" \| 27 June 2024 \| Best Director \| rowspan="2" \| Pietro Castellitto \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="5" align="center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.rbcasting.com/eventi/2024/06/07/nastro-dargento-2024-le-candidature/\|title=Nastri d'Argento 2024, le candidature\|date=7 June 2024\|website=RB Casting\|language=it\|access-date=26 July 2024}}
Best Screenplay \| {{nom}}
Best Supporting Actress \| Chiara Noschese \| {{nom}}
Best Supporting Actor \| Sergio Castellitto \| {{nom}}
Best Production Design \| Massimiliano Nocente \| {{nom}}
Best Casting Director \| Francesco Vedovati \| {{won}} \| align="center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/464197/\|title=Io Capitano is named Best Film at the Nastri d'Argento Awards\|last=De Marco\|first=Camillo\|date=1 July 2024\|website=Cineuropa\|access-date=26 July 2024}}
Best Score \| Niccolò Contessa \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| Venice Film Festival \| 9 September 2023 \| Golden Lion \| Pietro Castellitto \| {{nom}} \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2023/venezia-80-competition\|title=Venezia 80 Competition\|website=La Biennale di Venezia\|access-date=12 August 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Date of ceremony

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Recipient(s)

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}

scope="row" rowspan="7" | Nastro d'Argento

| rowspan="7" | 27 June 2024

| Best Director

| rowspan="2" | Pietro Castellitto

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="5" align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://www.rbcasting.com/eventi/2024/06/07/nastro-dargento-2024-le-candidature/|title=Nastri d'Argento 2024, le candidature|date=7 June 2024|website=RB Casting|language=it|access-date=26 July 2024}}

Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

| Chiara Noschese

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actor

| Sergio Castellitto

| {{nom}}

Best Production Design

| Massimiliano Nocente

| {{nom}}

Best Casting Director

| Francesco Vedovati

| {{won}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/464197/|title=Io Capitano is named Best Film at the Nastri d'Argento Awards|last=De Marco|first=Camillo|date=1 July 2024|website=Cineuropa|access-date=26 July 2024}}

Best Score

| Niccolò Contessa

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |

scope="row" | Venice Film Festival

| 9 September 2023

| Golden Lion

| Pietro Castellitto

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2023/venezia-80-competition|title=Venezia 80 Competition|website=La Biennale di Venezia|access-date=12 August 2023}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title}}

Category:2023 films

Category:2023 drama films

Category:2020s Italian films

Category:2020s Italian-language films

Category:Films produced by Luca Guadagnino

Category:Italian drama films

Category:Frenesy Film Company films

Category:Films produced by Lorenzo Mieli

Category:The Apartment films