Dalla vita in poi
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Dalla vita in poi is a 2010 Italian film, written and directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti
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) loves Danilo (Filippo Nigro), a young man who is serving a long prison
sentence. To ease his detention
, she decides to write him a sweet letter every day. However it is not easy to translate her feelings into words, so she turns for help to Katia (Cristiana Capotondi
), her best friend, who now uses a wheelchair
. Katia takes on the role of love promoter, just like Cyrano de Bergerac
, but it soon becomes complicated, as little by little those emotions, those poetic lines conceived for Rosalba, become her own, and Danilo's passionate replies begin to belong to Katia. When Rosalba and Danilo break up, Katia sets out to meet him in prison, to see what the man she has fallen for actually looks like. Unfortunately, as she is not a relative, she can't obtain a permission to see him. However, her will is stronger than the rules.
Gianfrancesco Lazotti
Gianfrancesco Lazotti is an Italian film screenwriter and director. Born in Rome, Lazotti studied at DAMS in Bologna and apprenticed as assistant director to many well-known Italian directors, including Ettore Scola and Dino Risi. Meanwhile he launched his own career directing commercials and...
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Plot
Rosalba (Nicoletta RomanoffNicoletta Romanoff
Nicoletta Romanoff is an Italian television and film actress.-Acting career:Romanoff made her cinematic debut in the 2003 Italian film Remember Me, My Love, directed by Gabriele Muccino. She played the role of Valentina, a teenage girl aggressively pursuing dreams of show business fame. As a film...
) loves Danilo (Filippo Nigro), a young man who is serving a long prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
sentence. To ease his detention
Detention (imprisonment)
Detention is the process when a state, government or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or to protect a person or property...
, she decides to write him a sweet letter every day. However it is not easy to translate her feelings into words, so she turns for help to Katia (Cristiana Capotondi
Cristiana Capotondi
- Biography :Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of Italian Jewish descent. She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences....
), her best friend, who now uses a wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
. Katia takes on the role of love promoter, just like Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist. He is now best remembered for the works of fiction which have been woven, often very loosely, around his life story, most notably the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand...
, but it soon becomes complicated, as little by little those emotions, those poetic lines conceived for Rosalba, become her own, and Danilo's passionate replies begin to belong to Katia. When Rosalba and Danilo break up, Katia sets out to meet him in prison, to see what the man she has fallen for actually looks like. Unfortunately, as she is not a relative, she can't obtain a permission to see him. However, her will is stronger than the rules.
Cast
- Cristiana CapotondiCristiana Capotondi- Biography :Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of Italian Jewish descent. She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences....
- Katia - Filippo Nigro - Danilo
- Nicoletta RomanoffNicoletta RomanoffNicoletta Romanoff is an Italian television and film actress.-Acting career:Romanoff made her cinematic debut in the 2003 Italian film Remember Me, My Love, directed by Gabriele Muccino. She played the role of Valentina, a teenage girl aggressively pursuing dreams of show business fame. As a film...
- Rosalba - Pino Insegno - Superintendent Ciarnò
- Carlo Buccirosso - Prison director
- Gianni Cinelli - Assistant Vitale
- Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini - Social worker
- Arcangelo Iannace - Don Paolino
- Norma Vadori - Miriam Pontozzi
- Donatella Rimoldi - Katia's mother
- Pio Milano - Moreno
Awards
- Special Grand Prix of the jury (Montreal World Film FestivalMontreal World Film FestivalThe Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
): Gianfrancesco LazottiGianfrancesco LazottiGianfrancesco Lazotti is an Italian film screenwriter and director. Born in Rome, Lazotti studied at DAMS in Bologna and apprenticed as assistant director to many well-known Italian directors, including Ettore Scola and Dino Risi. Meanwhile he launched his own career directing commercials and... - Best Picture (Taormina Film FestTaormina Film FestTaormina Film Fest, a historic film festival, and Italy's oldest began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina...
): Gianfrancesco LazottiGianfrancesco LazottiGianfrancesco Lazotti is an Italian film screenwriter and director. Born in Rome, Lazotti studied at DAMS in Bologna and apprenticed as assistant director to many well-known Italian directors, including Ettore Scola and Dino Risi. Meanwhile he launched his own career directing commercials and... - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Taormina Film FestTaormina Film FestTaormina Film Fest, a historic film festival, and Italy's oldest began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina...
): Filippo Nigro - Best Actress in a Leading Role (Taormina Film FestTaormina Film FestTaormina Film Fest, a historic film festival, and Italy's oldest began in 1955 under the name Rassegna Cinematografica Internazionale di Messina e Taormina...
): Cristiana CapotondiCristiana Capotondi- Biography :Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of Italian Jewish descent. She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences....