Sciopèn
{{short description|1982 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Sciopèn
| image = Sciopèn.jpg
| caption =
| director = Luciano Odorisio
| writer = Luciano Odorisio
| starring = Michele Placido
Giuliana De Sio
Fabio Traversa
| music = Frédéric Chopin
| cinematography = Nando Forni
| editing = Patrizia Proserpio
| producer = RAI
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1982}}
| runtime = 106 min
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
}}
Sciopèn (also known as Chopin) is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Odorisio.{{cite book|last=Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 2000|isbn=887742429X}} The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice Film Festival, in which it won the Silver Lion for best first work.{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|year=1998|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}} Odorisio was awarded best new director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, while Tino Schirinzi won a Silver Ribbon for best supporting actor.
Plot
In Abruzzo, in the town of Chieti, a group of friends, workers with the passion of classical music, try to rebuild a historic city orchestra, which no longer exists. The final concert provides only compositions the famous composer Frédéric Chopin, and the citizens of Chieti seem willing to finance the project. However, The mayor and local officials are skeptical because they think only of their own interests. So the project soon failed, but the workers come back from defeat with a smile.
Cast
- Michele Placido: Francesco Maria Vitale
- Giuliana De Sio: Marta Vitale
- Adalberto Maria Merli: Andrea Serano
- Guido Celano: Cesare Serano '’zio Cesarin'’
- Tino Schirinzi: Nicolino
- Fabio Traversa: Vittorio
- Lino Troisi: Lawyer Gianni D'Angelo
- Anna Bonaiuto: Laura Serano
==See also ==
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0184883}}
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Category:Films directed by Luciano Odorisio
Category:1980s Italian-language films
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