Rainbow: A Private Affair
{{Infobox film
| name = Rainbow: A Private Affair
| native_name = Una questione privata
| image = Rainbow A Private Affair poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
| screenplay = Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
| based_on = {{Based on|A Private Matter|Beppe Fenoglio}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| cinematography = Simone Zampagni
| editing = Roberto Perpignani
| studio = Rai Cinema
| distributor = 01 Distribution
| released = {{Film date|2017|11|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
}}
Rainbow: A Private Affair ({{langx|it|Una questione privata}}) is an Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, based on the novel A Private Matter by Beppe Fenoglio.{{cite news |url=https://movieplayer.it/articoli/una-questione-privata-recensione-del-film-dei-fratelli-taviani-con-luc_18086/|title=Una questione privata: L'Orlando Furioso dei Taviani |publisher=MoviePlayer.it |date=1 November 2017 |accessdate=5 October 2018}} It is the last film directed by both brothers before Vittorio Taviani's death in 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43775741 |title=Italian film-maker Vittorio Taviani dies |publisher=BBC News Online |date=16 April 2018 |accessdate=16 April 2018}}
Plot
During the fighting of the liberation war in the Langhe, the partisan Milton is divided between the fights against the Nazi-fascists, the friendship for the brigade companions and his clandestine love for Fulvia.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Luca Marinelli as Milton
- Lorenzo Richelmy as Giorgio
- Valentina Bellè as Fulvia
- Anna Ferruzzo as the custodian
- Francesca Agostini as the young peasant
- Jacopo Olmo Antinori as Jim
- Antonella Attili as Concetta
- Giulio Beranek as Ivan
- Mario Bois as the bell tower commander
- Marco Brinzi as the farmer
- Fabrizio Colica as Leone
- Mauro Conte as Paco
- Fabrizio Costella as Gilera
- Lorenzo Demaria as Radiosa Aurora
- Andrea Di Maria as the fascist prisoner
- Guglielmo Favilla as Corvo
- Francesco Turbanti as Cobra
- Giuseppe Lo Piccolo as Frank
- Vincenzo Nemolato as Commander Armellin
- Tommaso Maria Neri as Riccio
- Alessandro Sperduti as the Sheriff
- Francesco Testa as the priest
- Josafat Vagni as the fascist lieutenant
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Distribution
The film was shown in the Masters section of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2017{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rainbow-a-private-affair-1039135 |title=‘Rainbow — A Private Affair’ (‘Una questione privata’): Film Review TIFF 2017 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 September 2017 |accessdate=5 October 2018}} and it was released in Italy on 1 November 2017.
Awards and nominations
=[[Globo d'oro|Italian Golden Globes Awards]] (2018)=
- Best Actor (Luca Marinelli) (ex-aequo with Toni Servillo for The Girl in the Fog)
- Nominated for Best Cinematography (Simone Zampagni)
=[[Nastro d'Argento|Nastro d'Argento Awards]] (2018)=
- Special Nastro d'Argento Award to Paolo Taviani and Tributary Award to Vittorio Taviani
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|5952238}}
{{Paolo and Vittorio Taviani}}
Category:2010s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani