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| Directed by | Giorgio Ferrara |
| Screenplay by | Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring | Adriana Asti Joe Dallesandro Tina Aumont Alida Valli |
| Cinematography | Arturo Zavattini |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
| Music by | Franco Mannino |
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| Language | Italian |
A Simple Heart (Italian : Un cuore semplice) is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Ferrara, in his directorial debut. It was screened at the 30th Cannes Film Festival.
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The film is an adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's short story with the same name. [1] In the years prior, Vittorio De Sica made several attempts to make his own adaptation of the story. [2] [3] It was produced by Cooperativa Nashira with FilmCoop. [1]
The film was screened out of competition at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [4]
The film was a box office disappointment. [5] A contemporary Variety review described it as a "beautifully limned, porcelain-fine film" and "a superb piece of filmmaking". [6] A Corriere della Sera review called it "more a careful transcription than a reinvention of Flaubert", distinguished by "its passionate seriousness, deep respect for the realist tradition, [...] and meticulous attention to period detail". [2]
For this film Giorgio Ferrara won a special David di Donatello and a Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. [5]
