Human Voice (Short) (La voce umana)

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original title:

La voce umana

directed by:

Edoardo Ponti

cast:

Sophia Loren, Virginia Da Brescia, Enrico Lo Verso

screenplay:

Erri De Luca, Edoardo Ponti, from Jean Cocteau's play of the same name

cinematography:

Rodrigo Prieto

editing:

Chiara Griziotti

set design:

Maurizio Sabatini

costume design:

Mariano Tufano

music:

William Goodrum

producer:

Edoardo Ponti, Massimiliano Di Lodovico

production:

Masi Film, Rai Cinema

country:

Italy

year:

2013

film run:

25'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (25/03/2014)

festivals & awards:

Newport Beach Film Festival 2015: Shorts
AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival 2014: Special Tribute to Sophia Loren
Chicago International Film Festival 2014: Shorts
Festival de Cannes 2014: Cannes Classic - Séances Spéciales
Madrid Italian Film Festival 2014: Cortometraggi
NICE New italian Cinema Events Festival - USA 2014: Out of Competition
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2014: Shooting Stars
Tribeca Film Festival 2014: Shorts Program: Soul Survivors

Set against the backdrop of Naples, Italy, in 1950, Human Voice tells the story of Angela (Sophia Loren), a woman in her twilight years, who rides the emotional roller coaster of her last telephone conversation with the man she loves as he is leaving her for another woman.

Human Voice (Short) (La voce umana)

by Edoardo Ponti