The Meter Reader

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The Meter Reader
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Directed by Stefano Incerti
Screenplay byStefano Incerti
Giovanni Molino
Starring Antonino Iuorio  [ it ]
Roberto De Francesco
CinematographyPasquale Mari
Edited by Jacopo Quadri
Music by Peter Gordon
John Martyn
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
LanguageItalian

The Meter Reader (Italian : Il verificatore), also known as The Man Who Checks the Meter, is a 1995 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Stefano Incerti, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.

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Plot

Cast

Production

Incerti worked on the project for four years. [1] Principal photography started in December 1994. [2]

Release

The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Overtaking Lane sidebar. [3]

Reception

For this film Incerti won the David di Donatello for Best New Director and the Grolla d'oro for Best Director. [1] [4]

Variety's critic David Rooney described the film as a "melancholy drama" that "overcomes a fragile script with astute assembly of its fragmentary narrative", and wrote: "Familiar themes of loneliness and alienation are explored with originality, economy and firm control". [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Fusco, Maria Pia (29 October 1995). "Vedi Napoli a Saint Vincent". la Repubblica . p. 34. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Incontri di Sorrento per Ricordare Troisi". la Repubblica. 10 December 1994. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Autera, Leonardo (2 September 1995). "Naomi, la moda e lo strip. E un ciccione e' salvato dall' amore". Corriere della Sera . p. 31.
  4. ↑ "Il David a Giannini e alla Bruni Tedeschi". Corriere della Sera. 9 June 1996. p. 27.
  5. ↑ Rooney, David (4 September 1995). "The Meter Reader". Variety . Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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