“Four times” ( Italian: Le Quattro Volte ) - a film directed by Michelangelo Frammartino , released in 2010 . The film, in a pseudo-documentary manner, talks about the daily life of a small town in Calabria and actually contains no dialogues.
| Four times | |
|---|---|
| Le quattro volte | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Michelangelo Frammartino |
| Producer | Philippe Beaver Martha Dondzelli Elda Guidinetti Gabriella Manfre Susanna Marian Gregorio Paonessa Andres Pfeffli |
| Author script | Michelangelo Frammartino |
| In the main cast | Giuseppe Fuda Bruno tympano Overseen by tympano |
| Operator | Andrea Locatelli |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Invisibile Film, Ventura Film, Vivo Film, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Caravan Pass, Altamarea Film, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC), Eurimages Council of Europe, Calabria Film Commission, Torino Film Lab, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Regione Calabria, ZDF Enterprises, ARTE, Cinecittà Luce, Radiotelevisione Svizzera Italiana (RTSI) |
| Duration | 88 minutes |
| A country |  Italy  Germany  Switzerland |
| Tongue | Italian |
| Year | 2010 |
| IMDb | ID 1646975 |
Story
The plot is divided into three parts. The first tells of an old man ( Giuseppe Fuda ), who, with his dog, grazes a herd of goats, and then sells milk to the inhabitants of the town. Part ends with the death of the shepherd. In the second part, attention is drawn to the kid, who gave birth soon after the death of the old man. Finally, the third part tells about the “fate” of a tree that was cut down for one of the holidays and then used to produce coal.
Awards and nominations
- 2010 - Label Europa Cinemas Cannes Film Prize (Michelangelo Frammartino)
- 2010 - Grand Prix of the International Film Festival in Bratislava (Michelangelo Frammartino)
- 2010 - Grand Prix of the Italian Film Festival in Annecy (Michelangelo Frammartino)
- 2010 - special prize "Silver Ribbon" of the Italian national syndicate of film journalists "for poetic realism" (Michelangelo Frammartino)
- 2010 - film presented at the New York Film Festival
- 2011 - three nominations for the David di Donatello Award: Best Director (Michelangelo Frammartino), Best Producer, Best Sound (Paolo Benvenuti, Simone Paolo Olivero)
- 2011 - film presented at film festivals in London and San Sebastian
Links
- Official movie website
- Four Times on the Internet Movie Database
- Four times on allmovie