The Cruelty of the Sea (first feature)

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The Cruelty of the Sea (La crudeltà del mare)

The Cruelty of the Sea (La crudeltà del mare)

original title:

La crudeltà del mare

directed by:

cast:

Laura Pellicciari, Rodolfo Bisatti, Carlotta Bisatti, Marcello Bisatti, Gabriel Bisatti

screenplay:

cinematography:

music:

PM10, Fabrizio Gatti, Miriam Meghnagi,Thomas Balin, Solcod, Sacri Cuori

production:

country:

Italy

year:

2014

film run:

98'

format:

colour

festivals & awards:

  • Malatya International Film Festival 2014: in Competition
  • Santa Marinella Film Festival 2015: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

A separation’s story, without any drama, watched by the eyes of a six year old daughter who doesn’t understand which may be the reasons. Her life is like a silver string in a consumed weave. She appreciates some afternoons spent with her daddy, she talks to the present and to the missing ones. She pays attention to the mystery of the sea, of the adults, to their near goodbye. The sea is the magic mirror that got her parents together and split them apart.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
Shot in a long period of time and patiently distilled with skill. It’s the manifesto for a new cinematographic approach, a "diving dimension" (terzocinema) in which there's no possibility to reach the horizon that divides reality and representation.