A Ciambra

A Ciambra
Film poster
Directed by	Jonas Carpignano
Written by	Jonas Carpignano
Produced by	Paolo Carpignano Jon Coplon Christoph Daniel Gwyn Sannia Marc Schmidheiny Rodrigo Teixeira Ryan Zacarias
Starring	Pio Amato
Cinematography	Tim Curtin
Edited by	Affonso Gonçalves
Music by	Dan Romer
Production companies	Stayblack RT Features Rai Cinema Sikelia Productions
Distributed by	Academy Two
Release dates	19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)(Cannes) 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)(Italy)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$91,846 [1]

A Ciambra (Italian: [atˈtʃambra] ) is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Jonas Carpignano. It is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following Mediterranea (2015) and followed by A Chiara (2021).

Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.

Plot

Fourteen-year-old Pio Amato idolizes his older brother in their small Romani community in Calabria. Challenges mount after his older brother disappears.

Cast

• Pio Amato as Pio Amato
• Koudous Seihon as Ayiva
• Damiano Amato as Cosimo

Production

A Ciambra is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following Mediterranea (2015) and followed by A Chiara (2021).^{[ citation needed ]}

Release

A Ciambra was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. ^{[2] [3]} At Cannes in won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. ^[4] It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ^[5]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 57 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A powerful character study, A Ciambra burns slowly, letting its compelling cast carry what could otherwise be just another coming-of-age story." ^[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[7]

Accolades

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2017^{[ citation needed ]} and won at 63rd David di Donatello for best director and best screenplay. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "A Ciambra". The Numbers . Retrieved 9 July 2018.
2. "Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs . Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. Elsa Keslassy (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
4. Hopewell, John (26 May 2017). "Cannes: Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' Tops Cannes' Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
5. Vivarelli, Nick (26 September 2017). "Jonas Carpignano's 'A Ciambra' Is Italy's Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
6. "A Ciambra (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
7. "A Ciambra Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
8. "Steven Spielberg, Diane Keaton, 'Dunkirk,' 'A Ciambra' Honored at Italy's David di Donatello Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
9. "Love and Bullets earns 15 David di Donatello nominations". cineuropa.

External links

• A Ciambra at IMDb