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Mediterraneo
Sign in to saveMediterraneo is a 1991 Italian war comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and written by Enzo Monteleone. The film is set during World War II and concerns a group of Italian soldiers who become stranded on an island of the Italian Dodecanese in the Aegean Sea, and are left behind by the war. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.
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Mediterraneo is a 1991 Italian drama, comedy, and war film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. The screenplay was written by Enzo Monteleone, with music composed by Giancarlo Bigazzi. Production was handled by Medusa Film, Penta Film, and A.M.A. Film, with Gianni Minervini, Silvio Berlusconi, Mario Cecchi Gori, and Vittorio Cecchi Gori serving as producers. The cast includes Claudio Bigagli, Diego Abatantuono, Giuseppe Cederna, and Ugo Conti.
Set during World War II, the narrative takes place in Greece and Kastellorizo, which also served as the filming location. The film runs for 96 minutes and was originally released in Italian. It was distributed by Miramax and Netflix. The work received the David di Donatello for Best Film and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. It was also nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Director. Audience ratings include a 7.4 on IMDb and a 7.623 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
7.6Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems abandoned and there isn't a single enemy in sight, so the soldiers begin to relax a little. Things change when their ship is hit and destroyed by the enemy, and the soldiers find themselves abandoned there.
Cast
- Diego Abatantuono as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
- Claudio Bigagli as Lt. Raffaele Montini
- Giuseppe Cederna as Antonio Farina
- Claudio Bisio as Corrado Noventa
- Gigio Alberti as Eliseo Strazzabosco
- Ugo Conti as Luciano Colasanti
Themes
- island
- army
- world war ii
- greek island
- italiani brava gente
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Mediterraneo
- Film.image
- Mediterraneo_sheet.jpg
- Film.caption
- Original release poster
- Film.director
- Gabriele Salvatores
- Film.writer
- Enzo Monteleone
- Film.based_on
- The novel Sagapò by Renzo Biasion
- Film.cinematography
- Italo Petriccione
- Film.editing
- Nino Baragli
- Film.distributor
- Variety Distribution
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- Italy
- Film.gross
- $4.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Gabriele Salvatores
- Screenwriter
- Enzo Monteleone
- Composer
- Giancarlo Bigazzi
- Producer
- Vittorio Cecchi Gori
- Cinematographer
- Italo Petriccione
- Narrative location
- Kastellorizo
- Filming location
- Kastellorizo
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 936223
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1992-07-30
- film editor
- Nino Baragli
- title
- Mediterraneo
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Mediterraneo
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80%
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Awards
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Mediterraneo is a 1991 Italian war comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and written by Enzo Monteleone. The film is set during World War II and concerns a group of Italian soldiers who become stranded on an island of the Italian Dodecanese in the Aegean Sea, and are left behind by the war. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.
==Plot== In 1941, one year after Italy joined Germany against the Allies in World War II, a small group of misfit Italian soldiers is sent to Megísti, a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, for four months of lookout duty. The soldiers include a lieutenant who likes art, a macho sergeant, a ski instructor accompanied by his beloved donkey Silvana, and other quirky people. They are not very good soldiers, but a cross section of average, independent men. The catchphrase "One face, one race" occurs throughout the story.
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