Blow to the Heart

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Blow to the Heart
Colpire al cuore.jpg
Directed by Gianni Amelio
Written by Vincenzo Cerami
Story byGianni Amelio
Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant
Laura Morante
Cinematography Tonino Nardi
Music by Franco Piersanti
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Blow to the Heart (Italian : Colpire al cuore) is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. [1] The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice Film Festival. Fausto Rossi won a Silver Ribbon and a David di Donatello as best new actor. [2] The film also won the Silver Ribbon for best script. [2] It was described as a "masterful psychological study investigating two profoundly different characters". [3] A teenage son of a university professor discovers his father's secret life and begins keeping his father under surveillance after one of his father's friends dies in a terrorist shoot-out.

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References

  1. Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN   887742429X.
  2. 1 2 Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.
  3. Svet Atanasov (May 1, 2007). "DVD Video Reviews - Blow to the Heart". DVD Talk . Retrieved 28 June 2013.