Il gabbiano

Il gabbiano
Directed by	Marco Bellocchio
Written by	Marco Bellocchio Lù Leone Sandro Petraglia Stefano Rulli
Starring	Laura Betti
Cinematography	Tonino Nardi
Edited by	Silvano Agosti
Music by	Nicola Piovani
Release date	1977 (1977)
Language	Italian

Il gabbiano (Italian pronunciation: [ilɡabˈbjaːno] ; i.e. "The seagull") is a 1977 Italian drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is loosely based on the Anton Chekhov's drama play The Seagull . ^[1]

The film was screened out of competition at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Pamela Villoresi won a Grolla d'oro. ^[2]

Plot

A young writer finds himself trapped between his mother (Laura Betti), a horrible actress, and the knowledge that he has only mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no character. After the young man suffers the loss of his mistress at the hands of his stepfather, also a novelist, his self-esteem is so shattered that he commits suicide.

Cast

• Laura Betti as Arkadina
• Pamela Villoresi as Nina
• Remo Girone as Kostja
• Giulio Brogi as Trigorin
• Gisella Burinato
• Antonio Piovanelli
• Clara Colosimo
• Mattia Pinoli
• Remo Remotti

See also

• List of Italian films of 1977

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.
2. Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi (2003). Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   888440214X.

External links

• Il gabbiano at IMDb