| To forget Venice | |
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| Directed by | Franco Brusati |
| Written by | Franco Brusati Jaja Fiastri |
| Starring | Mariangela Melato Erland Josephson David Pontremoli Eleonora Giorgi |
| Music by | Benedetto Ghiglia |
| Cinematography | Romano Albani |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
To Forget Venice (Italian: Dimenticare Venezia) is a 1979 Italian drama film written and directed by Franco Brusati. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards.[1]
Cast
- Mariangela Melato as Anna
- Eleonora Giorgi as Claudia
- Erland Josephson as Nicky
- Nerina Montagnani as Caterina
- David Pontremoli as Picchio
- Fred Personne as Fossino
- Armando Brancia as Owner of restaurant
Reviews
Roger Ebert in 1980, gave it 2.5 stars out of 4 and said "To Forget Venice doesn't feel like a story, it feels like an idea for a story, and that's the problem with it".[2]
Derek Winnert in 2019 gave it 5 stars out of 5 and said "To Forget Venice [Dimenticare Venezia] is a poignant, telling, superb movie, based on a story by Franco Brusati, which was deservedly Oscar nominated as Best Foreign Language Film in 1979. By rights, it should have won".[3]
Awards
- Academy Award nominee: Best Foreign Film
- David di Donatello: Best Film
- Nastro d'Argento: Best Actress (Mariangela Melato)
See also
- List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian films of 1979
References
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "TO FORGET VENICE". 4 March 1980. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Winnert, Derek. "To Forget Venice". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
External links
- To Forget Venice at IMDb