Fiorile

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Fiorile
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Italian-language poster
Directed by Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
Written by Sandro Petraglia
Paolo Taviani
Vittorio Taviani
Produced by Grazia Volpi
Starring Claudio Bigagli
Galatea Ranzi
Michael Vartan
Cinematography Giuseppe Lanci
Edited by Roberto Perpignani
Music by Nicola Piovani
Distributed byFine Line Features (US)
Release date
  • 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
Germany
Languages Italian
French

Fiorile is a 1993 Italian drama film about a family curse caused by greed. The film was directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and stars Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, and Michael Vartan. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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The title Fiorile allegedly is derived from the month of Floréal (April–May) in the French Republican Calendar. The film is also known as Wild Flower.

Plot

While travelling to visit their grandfather in Tuscany, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean but while he was distracted by her, Elisabetta's brother Corrado unintentionally stole the regiment's gold that Jean was guarding, causing Jean's death by firing squad and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the Maledetti, the 'cursed' (Benedetti means 'blessed'). The children's grandfather Massimo Benedetti is the last man to be directly affected by the curse but will he pass it onto them?

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Fiorile". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-18.