La Storia (film)

La Storia
Directed by	Luigi Comencini
Screenplay by	Suso Cecchi D'Amico Cristina Comencini
Story by	Elsa Morante
Produced by	Paolo Infascelli
Starring	Claudia Cardinale
Cinematography	Franco Di Giacomo Franco Bellomo
Edited by	Roberto Missiroli
Music by	Fiorenzo Carpi Gianfranco Plenizio Enrico Pieranunzi
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	135 minutes (theatrical version) 270 minutes (TV version)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

La Storia ("History") is a 1986 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Claudia Cardinale. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Elsa Morante. A shorter version of the film was released theatrically, while a 4 hours and a half version was broadcast in three parts on Rai 2 in December 1986. ^{[1] [2]} It premiered out of competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, where Cardinale refused to appear, upset because the film had not been selected in the main competition. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Claudia Cardinale as Ida
• Francisco Rabal as Remo
• Andrea Spada as Useppe
• Antonio Degli Schiavi as Nino
• Lambert Wilson as Carlo/ Davide
• Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Cucchiarelli
• Tobias Hoesl as Günther
• Caroline Lang as Anita
• Anna Recchimuzzi as Mercedes
• Maria Teresa Albani as Wilma
• Silvana De Santis as Santina

See also

• List of Italian films of 1986

References

1. Stefano Pettinati (29 December 1988). "In poltrona: "La Storia" finisce". La Stampa. No. 333. p. 31.
2. Anna Maria Fusco (21 August 1986). "Perchè, il mio non è un film?". La Repubblica . Retrieved 6 July 2015.
3. Natalia Aspesi (9 September 1986). "La guerra l'amore il dolore". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

External links

• La Storia at IMDb