Enea (film)

Enea
Directed by	Pietro Castellitto
Written by	Pietro Castellitto
Produced by	Lorenzo Mieli Luca Guadagnino
Starring	Pietro Castellitto Benedetta Porcaroli Giorgio Quarzo Guarascio Chiara Noschese Sergio Castellitto
Cinematography	Radek Ladczuk [1]
Edited by	Gianluca Scarpa [1]
Music by	Niccolò Contessa [1]
Production companies	The Apartment Pictures [1] Vision Distribution [1] Frenesy Film Company [1] Giovane Film [1]
Distributed by	Vision Distribution [1]
Release dates	5 September 2023 (2023-09-05)(Venice) 11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)(Italy)
Running time	117 minutes [1]
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$1.2 million [2]

Enea is a 2023 Italian drama film written and directed by Pietro Castellitto, and starring Pietro Castellitto and Benedetta Porcaroli.

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 5 September 2023.

Plot

The adventures of two young Italian men, Enea and Valentino, set against the hedonist backdrop of drugs and parties.

Cast

• Pietro Castellitto as Enea
• Giorgio Quarzo Guarascio as Valentino
• Benedetta Porcaroli as Eva
• Chiara Noschese as Marina
• Giorgio Montanini as Oreste Dicembre
• Adamo Dionisi as Giordano
• Matteo Branciamore ^[1]
• Cesare Castellitto as Brenno
• Sergio Castellitto as Celeste

Release

Enea was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, ^[3] where it had its world premiere on 5 September 2023. ^[1] The film received a standing ovation of eight minutes. ^[4] Vision Distribution theatrically released the film in Italy on 11 January 2024. ^[5]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 67% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. ^[6]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Nastro d'Argento	27 June 2024	Best Director	Pietro Castellitto	Nominated	[7]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Chiara Noschese	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Sergio Castellitto	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Massimiliano Nocente	Nominated
		Best Casting Director	Francesco Vedovati	Won	[8]
		Best Score	Niccolò Contessa	Nominated	[7]
Venice Film Festival	9 September 2023	Golden Lion	Pietro Castellitto	Nominated	[9]

References

1. "Enea". La Biennale di Venezia . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "Enea (2023)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 26 March 2024.
3. Tartaglione, Nancy (25 July 2023). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
4. Crespi, Alberto (6 September 2023). "'Enea', Pietro Castellitto e il ritratto sentimentale di una generazione in panne" . la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
5. "Enea" (in Italian). Vision Distribution. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
6. "Enea". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 27 October 2024.
7. "Nastri d'Argento 2024, le candidature". RB Casting (in Italian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
8. De Marco, Camillo (1 July 2024). "Io Capitano is named Best Film at the Nastri d'Argento Awards". Cineuropa . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
9. "Venezia 80 Competition". La Biennale di Venezia . Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

• Enea at IMDb