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Sicilia!
Sign in to saveSicilia! () is a 1999 Italian black-and-white film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. Sicilia! follows a man returning to visit his native Sicily, after living in New York City for many years. The film is an adaptation of Elio Vittorini's anti-fascist novel Conversations in Sicily, which was first published in 1941.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sicilia! is referenced by 23 other articles, and connects out to Straub-Huillet, Italy and New York City.
It is catalogued under topics including 1999 drama films, 1999 films and 1999 Italian films.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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6.8A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time. He learns about the Sicilian way of life from stylized conversations with an orange picker, his fellow train passengers, his mother, and a knife-sharpener.
Cast
- Gianni Buscarino as Il figlio
- Vittorio Vigneri as L'arrotino
- Angela Nugara as La madre
- Carmelo Maddio as Il venditore di arance
- Angela Durantini as Moglie del venditore di arance
- Simone Nucatola as Poliziotto
Themes
- woman director
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- Duration
- 66
- FilmAffinity ID
- 322939
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
- title
- Sicilia!
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Sicilia! () is a 1999 Italian black-and-white film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. Sicilia! follows a man returning to visit his native Sicily, after living in New York City for many years. The film is an adaptation of Elio Vittorini's anti-fascist novel Conversations in Sicily, which was first published in 1941.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was included in the 37th New York Film Festival.
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