Ears (Italian: Orecchie) is a 2016 Italian comedy film written and directed by Alessandro Aronadio. It premiered at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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| Directed by | Alessandro Aronadio |
| Screenplay by | Alessandro Aronadio Valerio Cilio (collaboration) |
| Starring | Daniele Parisi Silvia D'Amico |
| Cinematography | Francesco Di Giacomo |
| Edited by | Roberto Di Tanna |
| Music by | Santi Pulvirenti |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (July 2024) |
Cast
edit- Daniele Parisi as Him
- Silvia D'Amico as Alice
- Pamela Villoresi as Rosanna
- Ivan Franek as Nikolaj
- Rocco Papaleo as Giancarlo
- Piera Degli Esposti as Newspaper Editor
- Milena Vukotic as Miss Marinetti
- Paolo Giovannucci as Remo
- Andrea Purgatori as Otolaryngologist
- Massimo Wertmüller as Gastroenterologist
- Francesca Antonelli as Emergency Room Clerk
- Niccolò Senni as Fast Food Clerk
- Silvana Bosi as Nun
- Sonia Gessner as Neighbor
Production
editThe film was shot in black and white and uses a metaphorical aspect ratio, which starts in 1:1 and gradually expands to 1.85.1.[1][2][3]
Release
editThe film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, in the Venice Biennale sidebar, and was awarded the Young Cinema Award for best Italian film.[4] The film was also screened at the Seattle International Film Festival.[5]
Reception
editThe film was nominated as best comedy film at the 2017 Silver Ribbon Awards.[6] Giampietro Balia from Cineuropa described it as a "sardonic take on our human condition", whose "even-keeled satire spares nobody", and paired it to Jan-Ole Gerster's A Coffee in Berlin, even if "Aronadio goes one step further, bending the rules of composition to serve the higher purpose of trapping the protagonist in a claustrophobic and stifling space".[7]
References
edit- ^ Wilkinson, Amber (7 March 2017). "Alessandro Aronadio on his tragicomic drama Orecchie (Ears)". Eye For Film. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Jones, Stephen (1 June 2017). "Film Review: 'Ears'". The Knockturnal. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Vicinelli, Giulio (9 June 2017). "La simmetria del fotogramma". il manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Franklin, Anna (12 September 2016). "FNE at Venice 2016: Prize Winners - FilmNewEurope.com". FilmNewEurope. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Polk, Leilani (6 June 2017). "SIFF Review: Ears Is a Fun, Absurdist Comedy from Italy". The Stranger. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Di Palma, Lorenzo (7 June 2017). "Nastri d'argento 2017: premi speciali e nomination". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Balia, Giampietro (3 September 2016). "A ringing in the Ears". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
