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 WARNER BROS. PICTURES presents a film produced by LIONELLO CERRI an Italian‐Swiss co‐production LUMIÈRE & CO VENTURA FILM RSI . Swiss Radio ‐ Television / SRG SSR THE COMMANDER AND THE STORK a film by SILVIO SOLDINI _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . film press office VIVIANA RONZITTI . KINORAMA sas +39 06 4819524 +39 333 2393414 [email protected] www.kinoweb.it press material on: www.kinoweb.it non‐contractual credits specifications director SILVIO SOLDINI LIONELLO CERRI producer ELDA GUIDINETTI and ANDRES PFAEFFLI co‐producers story and screenplay DORIANA LEONDEFF MARCO PETTENELLO SILVIO SOLDINI RAMIRO CIVITA (A.D.F.) CARLOTTA CRISTIANI BANDA OSIRIS PAOLA BIZZARRI SILVIA NEBIOLO JORGELINA DEPETRIS (u.i.c.) CINZIA CASTANIA FRANÇOIS MUSY GABRIEL HAFNER | FRANÇOIS MUSY ANTONELLA VISCARDI (a.p.a.i.) FERDINANDO COCCO LUMIÈRE & CO. VENTURA FILM RSI . S WISS RADIO ‐ TELEVISION/SRG SSR ILLVA SARONNO (under the law on tax credit) FILM COMMISSION TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION VALLÉE D’AOSTE REPUBBLICA e CANTONE TICINO FILMPLUS SVIZZERA ITALIANA photography editing set designer sound editing music costumes casting director assistant director sound general management director of production an Italian‐Swiss co‐production in association with with the support of with the support of Film of acknowledged Cultural Interest MINISTRY for CULTURAL ACTIVITIES and HERITAGE – GENERAL MANAGEMENT for CINEMA (MiBAC) EURIMAGES distribution WARNER BROS. PICTURES ITALY nationality production year duration location ITALIAN‐SWISS 2012 108’ Turin, Valle d’Aosta cast of artists VALERIO MASTANDREA Leo Diana Elia Fiorenzo Emiliano the detective real estate agent art galley manager lawyer Malaffano PIERFRANCESCO FAVINO GIGIO ALBERTI NERI MARCORÈ Giuseppe Garibaldi ALBA ROHRWACHER GIUSEPPE BATTISTON MARIA PAIATO CLAUDIA GERINI Amanzio Teresa Cinzia for the first time on screen LUCA DIRODI SERENA PINTO Maddalena YANG SHI MICHELE MAGANZA with the participation of FAUSTO RUSSO ALESI GIUSEPPE CEDERNA GISELDA VOLODI supermarket manager and with the participation of LUCA ZINGARETTI special thanks for giving voice to the statues Cazzaniga Giacomo Leopardi and Leonardo Da Vinci non‐contractual credits synopsis Leo is a plumber who, every day, struggles to raise his two adolescents children, Elia and Maddalena, dividing himself between his job, and home duties – his extravagant and lovely wife Teresa, appears and disappears. Diana is a penniless artist who waiting for the chance of her life – has a hard time paying the rent. Her landlord is Amanzio, an excentric man who has left his job for a new lifestyle and who, in one of his crusades, meets Elia, with whom he embarks on a bizarre friendship. Leo and Diana meet in the office of Malaffano, an arrogant, swindling lawyer. Leo ends up in his office when he discovers that his daughter unbeknownst to herself,
has been tagged as a porn star in the internet. Diana spends there her days , forced by economic needs to fresco a wall, indulging the lawyer’s ridiculous mania of grandeur. Their stories entwine in a city emblematic of our times, under the stern, ironic gaze of the statues of Garibaldi, Verdi, Leopardi, who, from their steady point of view – comment on the destiny of an Italy drifting away. Nevertheless someone still dreams and hopes: Elia, who follows the flight of a stork, symbol of renaissance and also a chance for Leo and Diana of a new beginning. . music music recorded and mixed by TAKETO GOHARA and STEFANIA BONOMINI recordings made at the ADESIVA DISCOGRAFICA of Paolo Iafelice – Milan music editions VISIONARIA BANDA OSIRIS: GIAN LUIGI CARLONE sax, voice, composition, arrangements ROBERTO CARLONE trombone GIANCARLO MACRÌ bass tuba, percussion SANDRO BERTI trombone RICCARDO TESI solo concertina GIORGIO LICALZI solo trumpet FILIPPO PEDOL bass viol DAVIDE SANTI violin MARCO PAMPALUNA guitar ROBERTA MENGOZZI voice The final song “THE STORK” (G. Carlone, R. Carlone, G. Macrì, V. Capossela) is sung by VINICIO CAPOSSELA and recorded at "LA SEDE" with the Mobilis in Mobili (c) & (p) 2012 Visionaria Srl ‐ La Cupa Srl ƒ
SILVIO SOLDINI In 1983 he shot his first short feature film in 16mm PAESAGGIO CON FIGURE which, together with GIULIA IN OTTOBRE, received recognition at various national and international festivals. In 1984, with his closest collaborators, he founded the production company Monogatari. In 1985, with VOCI CELATE, he began his activity in the field of documentaries also, and in 1989 he shot his first feature film, L'ARIA SERENA DELL'OVEST, which received significant success from audiences. The film, presented in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival, won the Golden Leopard for the screenplay at Saint‐Vincent, the Grand‐Prix at the Annecy International Film Festival, Best Actress Award went to Patrizia Piccinini at La Boule and he was invited to numerous international festivals (Montreal, Rotterdam, "New Directors New Films" the MOMA in New York). In 1993 he made A SOUL DIVIDED IN TWO, winning the Golden Leopard for Best Direction at Saint‐Vincent and was presented in competition at the Venice International Film Festival, where Fabrizio Bentivoglio was awarded as Best Leading Actor. In 1997 he filmed THE ACROBATES, selected for competition at the Locarno International Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival, awarded, at the Rencontres Internationales de Cinéma in Paris and at Saint‐Vincent, with the Golden Leopard going to actress Valeria Golino. In 2000 he shot BREAD AND TULIPS, the film which ordained him thanks to the widespread success of both critics and audiences, even at the international level. It has, in fact, been sold all over the world – from Japan to Australia – receiving huge success in Switzerland (the second box‐office hit of all times in Swiss cinematography), in Germany, in Argentina, in Brazil and in the United States. The film won 9 David di Donatello Awards, 5 Silver Ribbons, 9 Golden Ciaks, the Flaiano Prize and it received 3 nominations to the European Academy Awards. In 2002 he filmed BURNING IN THE WIND, taken from the novel “Yesterday” by Agota Kristof, shot in both French Switzerland and the Czech Republic. Presented in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film received 8 nominations for the David di Donatello Award and won the Best Film Award at the International festival Film by the Sea in Vlissingen, Holland. In 2004 he made AGATA AND THE STORM with Licia Maglietta and Giuseppe Battiston, after PANE E TULIPANI a return to comedy with lots of characters, lots of color, in a climate which is less fable‐like and more surreal. In 2007 he took part in the Rome Film Fest with DAYS AND CLOUDS and, in 2010, COME UNDONE was presented at the Berlin Festival. FILMOGRAPHY Feature Films 2010 2007 2004 2002 2000
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COME UNDONE DAYS AND CLOUDS AGATA AND THE STORM BURNING IN THE WIND BREAD AND TULIPS THE ACROBATES 1993 A SOUL DIVIDED IN TWO 1990 L’ARIA SERENA DELL’OVEST Short Feature Films and Short Films 1997 1994 1992 1987 1985 1983 1982 DIMENTICARE BIASCA FATE IN BLU DIESIS | D’ESTATE (“Miracoli” series – stories for short films) FEMMINE, FOLLE E POLVERE D’ARCHIVIO ANTONIO E CLEO (episode from "Provvisorio Quasi d'amore") GIULIA IN OTTOBRE PAESAGGIO CON FIGURE DRIMAGE Documentaries 2008 2007 2005 1999 1997 1995 1987 1986 UN PAESE DIVERSO | QUATTRO GIORNI CON VIVIAN UN PIEDE IN TERRA, L’ALTRO IN MARE DELIRIO AMOROSO ( a theater performance by Licia Maglietta filmed for television) ROM TOUR | 1998 IL FUTURO ALLE SPALLE ‐ VOCI DA UN’ETA’ INQUIETA CASA COSE CITTÀ (from the series Alfabeto Italiano) | 1996 MADE IN LOMBARDIA FRAMMENTI DI UNA STORIA TRA CINEMA E PERIFERIA | 1991 MUSICHE BRUCIANO LA FABBRICA SOSPESA VOCI CELATE ƒ
DORIANA LEONDEFF Doriana Leondeff was born in Bari of a Sicilian mother and a Bulgarian father. She became credited as a Screenwriter from the Experimental Center of Cinematography of Rome in 1987. The following year she graduated in Letters, with the thesis The History and Critique of Cinema, from the La Sapienza University in Rome. In the same year she was assistant to the director of the film Il tempo dei gitani by Emir Kusturica. From 1988 to 1993 she collaborates with screenwriters Nicola Badalucco and Rodolfo Sonego on numerous films and TV miniseries. In 1995 began a collaboration with Silvio Soldini, with whom she writes Le Acrobate (awarded at the Rencontres Internationales de Cinéma in Paris and winner of the Sacher d’Oro as Best Film of the Year), Pane e Tulipani (winner for the screenplay of the David di Donatello, of the Silver Ribbon and the Premio Flaiano), Brucio nel vento, Agata e la tempesta, Giorni e nuvole, Cosa voglio di più. In 1998 she wins the Golden Leopard at the Festival of Saint Vincent for the screenplay of the film Vite in sospeso by Marco Turco, awarded also as Best First Work. She also put her signature to the screenplay of the film La parola amore esiste by Mimmo Calopresti, Lezioni di volo by Francesca Archibugi, Il grande sogno by Michele Placido, Quando la notte by Cristina Comencini. Since 2003 she has collaborated with Carlo Mazzacurati, with whom she wrote L’amore ritrovato, La giusta distanza (Golden Leopard for the best story), La passione. FILMOGRAPHY 2011 QUANDO LA NOTTE by Cristina Comencini screenplay: Cristina Comencni, Doriana Leondeff 2010 LA PASSIONE by Carlo Mazzacurati story and screenplay: Umberto Contarello, Doriana Leondeff, Carlo Mazzacurati, Marco Pettenello COSA VOGLIO DI PIU' by Silvio Soldini story: Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini, screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Angelo Carbone, Silvio Soldini 2009 IL GRANDE SOGNO by Michele Placido Story and screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Michele Placido, Angelo Pasquini 2007 LA GIUSTA DISTANZA by Carlo Mazzacurati story: Doriana Leondeff, Carlo Mazzacurati (Silver Ribbon for Best Story) screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Carlo Mazzacurati, Marco Pettenello, Claudio Piersanti GIORNI E NUVOLE by Silvio Soldini story: Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo, Silvio Soldini screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo, Federica Pontremoli, Silvio Soldini 2006 LEZIONI DI VOLO by Francesca Archibugi screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Francesca Archibugi 2005 AMATEMI by Renato De Maria story: Francesco Piccolo, Renato De Maria, Doriana Leondeff screenplay: Francesco Piccolo, Renato De Maria 2004 AGATA E LA TEMPESTA by Silvio Soldini story and screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo, Silvio Soldini L'AMORE RITROVATO by Carlo Mazzacurati screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Carlo Mazzacurati, Claudio Piersanti 2002 BRUCIO NEL VENTO by Silvio Soldini screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini NEMMENO IN UN SOGNO by Gianluca Greco story: Gianluca Greco, Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì screenplay: Gianluca Greco, Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo 2000 PANE E TULIPANI by Silvio Soldini 1998 story and screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini (for Best Screenplay: David Di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Premio Flaiano, Golden Ciak) VITE IN SOSPESO by Marco Tury and screenplay (Golden Leopard for Best Screenplay) story and screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Marco Turco, Andrea Porporati LA PAROLA AMORE ESISTE by Mimmo Calopresti screenplay: Francesco Bruni, Doriana Leondeff, Mimmo Calopresti, Heidrun Schleff 1997 LE ACROBATE by Silvio Soldini story and screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini 1996 TRAFITTI DA UN RAGGIO DI SOLE by Claudio Del Punta story and screenplay: Doriana Leondeff, Claudio Del Punta ƒ
MARCO PETTENELLO FILMOGRAPHY 2011 IO SONO LI directed by Andrea Segre, screenplay MISSIONE DI PACE directed by Francesco Lagi, story and screenplay 2010 LA PASSIONE directed by Carlo Mazzacurati, story and screenplay 2007 LA GIUSTA DISTANZA directed by Carlo Mazzacurati, screenplay 2000 LA LINGUA DEL SANTO directed by Carlo Mazzacurati, collaboration on the story and screenplay BEING FILMED NUDI ALLA META directed by Andrea Prandstraller, in the editing phase, story and screenplay IL RAGAZZO DELLA VIA GLUCK cartoon television series in twenty‐six episodes for Sky, directed by Enzo D’Alò, being filmed, screenplay of three 20‐minute episodes in collaboration with Adriano Celentano TELEVISION 2011 IL SEGRETO DELL’ACQUA television series in six episodes of 100’, directed by Renato De Maria aired on Raiuno autumn 2011 series story and screenplays for all episodes 2010 LA NARCOTICI television series aired on Raidue in the winter of 2011, directed by Michele Soavi, story and screenplay of two episodes of 50’ 02‐04 author of three editions of ALTRA STORIA, weekly in‐depth history program televised on prime time on La7 DOCUMENTARIES 2010 SEI VENEZIA a documentary by Carlo Mazzacurati, story 2008 VIVID DREAMS a documentary on Arthur C. Clarke, directed by Stefano Rebechi, story and screenplay in English 2007
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STRANIERI IN PATRIA a documentary by Gianni Ferraretto and Roberto Citran. Winner of the Premio Libero Bizzarri 2008, author of the story and texts GIUSTIZIA NEL TEMPO DI GUERRA, a documentary by Fabrizio Lazzaretti. Official selection to the festivals in Toronto and in Amsterdam, and the “Human Rights” Award at the Warsaw Festival, story and screenplay AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Selected for the “Atelier of the 2009 Cannes Festival ” with the screenplay Shun Li e il poeta, written with Andrea Segre. Candidate for the 2008 David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay with La giusta distanza, also nominated for Best Film. Italia Film Fest 2007. Premio “Suso Cecchi D’Amico” for the Best Screenplay with La Giusta Distanza. Winner of the Premio Franco Solinas 2006/07 with the screenplay Nudi alla meta, written with Andrea Prandstraller. Selected among the Young Artists of Enzimi 2001. LUMIÈRE & CO. LUMIÈRE & CO. comes to light in 1994 as a film studio and company for entertainment services as an initiative by Lionello Cerri and several associates of the Anteo, a cinema in Milan founded in 1979. The project came from the desire to become active subjects in Italian film production, making valuable use of their own consolidated experience of the reality of the Italian and European markets. FEATURE FILMS In 1998 it produced the film FUORI DAL MONDO by Giuseppe Piccioni with Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. It was a success with house audiences, awarded with 5 David di Donatello Awards, Italian candidate for an Oscar in 1999, awarded at the Montreal and Chicago Festivals. In 2000 it co‐produce IL CERCHIO by Jafar Panahi with Mikado and Jafar Panahi Film Production, winner of the Golden Lion at the 57° Venice international Film Festival. In 2000 Lumière & Co. together with Mikado and De Agostini creates the Albachiara Spa company with the aim of producing quality cinema on a medium‐high budget and in which Lionello Cerri is Executive Manager. Albachiara produced these films: 2001 LUCE DEI MIEI OCCHI by Giuseppe Piccioni, in co‐production with Rai Cinema, with Luigi Lo Cascio and Sandra Ceccarelli, Coppa Volpi Best Actor and Best Actress at the 58th Venice Ionternationa Film Festival. 2002 BRUCIO NEL VENTO by Silvio Soldini, in co‐production with Rai Cinema and Vega Film, in competition at the Berlin Internationaòl Film Festival. 2002 LA FORZA DEL PASSATO by Piergiorgio Gay, in co‐production with Istituto Luce, with Sergio Rubini, Bruno Ganz and Sandra Ceccarelli, in competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. 2003 IL POSTO DELL’ANIMA by Riccardo Milani, in co‐production with Rai Cinema, with Silvio Orlando, Michele Placido, Claudio Santamaria and Paola Cortellesi In 2003 Lumière & Co. leaves Albachiara and goes back to operating independently. 2003 Lumière & Co. was associate producer of the film AGATA E LA TEMPESTA by Silvio Soldini, produced by Albachiara, Amka Films and Mercury Film, of which it is responsible for the executive production. Lead actors Licia Maglietta, Giuseppe Battiston, Emilio Solfrizzi. Lumière & Co. produces feature films: 2004 LA VITA CHE VORREI by Giuseppe Piccioni, in co‐production with Rai Cinema, with Luigi Lo Cascio and Sandra Ceccarelli. 2006 QUALE AMORE by Maurizio Sciarra in co‐production with Rai Cinema, with Giorgio Pasotti and Vanessa Incontrada. 2007 GIORNI E NUVOLE by Silvio Soldini with Margherita Buy and Antonio Albanese. Special mention at the Rome FilmFest. 2009 GIULIA NON ESCE LA SERA by Giuseppe Piccioni with Valeria Golino and Valerio Mastandrea 2010 COSA VOGLIO DI PIÙ by Silvio Soldini with Pierfrancesco Favino and Alba Rohrwacher 2011 SENZA ARTE NE’ PARTE by Giovanni Albanese with Vincenzo Salemme, Beppe Battiston, Donatella Finocchiaro 2012 LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED a film by Susanne Bier ‐ Lumière & Co. Italian co‐producer Feature films in post‐ production: 2012 UN GIORNO DEVI ANDARE a film by Giorgio Diritti, in co‐production with Aranciafilm and Rai Cinema 2012 LA VARIABILE UMANA a film by Bruno Oliviero, in co‐production with Invisibile Film and Rai Cinema DOCUMENTARIES L’APPRENDISTA SENTIMENTALE. IL CINEMA DI GIUSEPPE PICCIONI by Riccardo Cannone, in co‐production with Tele + (Albachiara production) SILENTE TOURNAGE. IL CINEMA DI SILVIO SOLDINI by Giuseppe Baresi and Giorgio Garini, in co‐production with Tele+ (Albachiara production) BABA MANDELA by Riccardo Milani, co‐produced with Bianca Film for the Legambiente (Albachiara production) In 2003 Lumière & Co. produced the documentary COPPI E LA DAMA BIANCA by Maurizio Sciarra. In 2007 it produced in co‐production with the Liguria Regionand with the support of the Liguria Genoa Film Commission, the documentary UN PIEDE IN TERRA E L'ALTRO IN MARE. RITRATTI DI LIGURIA DI SILVIO SOLDINI In 2008 BIÙTIFUL CAUNTRI by Esmeralda Calabria, Andrea D’Ambrosio and Peppe Ruggiero who face the problem of the dumps and environmental degradation of the Campania region. Special mention at the Turin Film Festival; Special mention at the Italia Film Fest ; Silver Ribbon for the Best Documentary in Theater In 2008 it produced the documentary IN VIAGGIO SUL CARRO DEI PUPI by Maurizio Sciarra; in 2009 CHI È DI SCENA: IL PETRUZZELLI TORNA A VIVERE directed by Maurizio Sciarra. In 2010 NIENTE PAURA – how we are and how we were and songs by Luciano Ligabue by Piergiorgio Gay presentated th
at the 67 Venice International Film Festival Not in Competition. In post‐production at present is the documentary VEDERE NEL BUIO (working title) directed by Silvio Soldini. SHORT FILMS
In 1994 Lumière & Co. produced, with Istituto Luce, the short film series MIRACOLI‐STORIE PER CORTI directed by Silvio Soldini, Paolo Rosa and Mario Martone.