Nonostante
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Italian | Nonostante |
Directed by | Valerio Mastandrea |
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Cinematography | Guido Michelotti |
Edited by | Chiara Vullo |
Music by | Tóti Gudnason |
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Distributed by | BiM Distribuzione |
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Running time | 93 minutes[2] |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Nonostante (lit. 'Despite') is a 2024 Italian drama film directed by Valerio Mastandrea from a screenplay by Mastrandea and Enrico Audenino. The film stars Mastandrea and Dolores Fonzi as a hospital patients with different perspectives on life and illness.[1]
Mastandrea's second feature film as director, Nonostante was selected to open the Orizzonti sidebar competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[1]
Premise
[edit]A man hospitalized with a long-term illness is taken out of his comfort zone by a new patient's anger about her condition.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Valerio Mastandrea
- Dolores Fonzi
- Lino Musella
- Giorgio Montanini
- Justin Alexandre Korovkin
- Barbara Ronchi
- Luca Lionello
Production
[edit]Principal photography for Nonostante took place between September and November 2023 in the frazioni of Fregenae and Maccarese within Fiumicino.[4] The film was shot by cinematographer Guido Michelotti and edited by Chiara Vullo.[1] Tóti Gudnason composed the original score for the film.[5]
Release
[edit]Nonostante will premiere on 28 August 2024, where it will open the Orizzonti sidebar section of that year's Venice Film Festival.[1]
Reception
[edit]Accolades
[edit]Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Venice Film Festival | 07 September 2024 | Orizzonti Award for Best Film | Nonostante | Pending | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Scarpa, Vittoria. "Valerio Mastandrea takes Nonostante to Venice". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Nonostante". Venice Biennale Cinema 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott. "'Nonostante,' 'September 5' to Open Venice Horizons Sidebar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Valerio Mastandrea gira sul litorale romano 'Nonostante'". Italy for Movies. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ ""Despite", by and with Valerio Mastandrea". Rai Cultura. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nonostante at IMDb