Eugenio (film)

Eugenio
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byLuigi Comencini
Written byLuigi Comencini
Massimo Patrizi
StarringDalila Di Lazzaro
Saverio Marconi
CinematographyCarlo Carlini
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byFiorenzo Carpi
Production
companies
Intercontinental Film Company[1]
Les films du losange[1]
Gaumont[1]
Distributed byGaumont[1]
Release dates
  • 5 September 1980 (1980-09-05) (Italy)
  • 18 February 1981 (1981-02-18) (France)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

Eugenio (Italian: Voltati Eugenio, lit.'Turn Around Eugenio') is a 1980 Italian comedy drama film co-written and directed by Luigi Comencini.[2]

It entered the 37th Venice International Film Festival.[3] The film won the David di Donatello for best score.[4]

Plot

Eugenio is brought up by his grandparents because his father and his mother split up soon after his birth. The story of his parents is told by flashbacks.

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Voltati Eugenio (1980)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ Enrico Giacovelli (1995). La commedia all'italiana. Gremese Editore, 1995. ISBN 8876058737.
  3. ^ Stefano Reggiani (5 September 1980). "Comencini, una protesta malinconica e pura contro l'egoismo che "abbandona" i bambini". La Stampa.
  4. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.