Caro diario

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Caro diario
File:Caro diario poster.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by Nanni Moretti
Produced by Angelo Barbagallo
Nanni Moretti
Written by Nanni Moretti
Starring Nanni Moretti
Renato Carpentieri
Antonio Neiwiller
Music by Nicola Piovani
Cinematography Giuseppe Lanci
Edited by Mirco Garrone
Production
company
Sacher Film
Banfilm
La Sept Cinéma
Distributed by Lucky Red (Italy)
BAC Films (France)
Release dates
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  • 12 November 1993 (1993-11-12) (Italy)
  • 20 May 1994 (1994-05-20) (France)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Italy
France
Language Italian
Box office L8.3 billion (Italy)[1]

Caro diario (lit. Dear diary) is a 1993 Italian-French semi-autobiographical comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Nanni Moretti, who also stars as himself. The film is structured in three anthological episodes, presented as the chapters of Moretti's open diary, in which he describes his thoughts about various slice of life situations.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where Moretti won the Best Director Award.[2]

Plot

Chapter I: In Vespa (On My Vespa)

Putting the hot Roman summer to good use, Nanni Moretti dedicates himself to his favorite hobby, riding his Vespa through the streets of the half-deserted city.

Here, Moretti lets the landscape inspire his thoughts: he laments the banalization of politics in contemporary Italian cinema, comments on the gentrification of the quarters of Rome, mocks the overzealous critical reception of movies like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and confesses his love for dance caused by the movie Flashdance – later meeting its star Jennifer Beals. Finally, he visits the place in Ostia where Pier Paolo Pasolini was killed, to pay his respects.

Chapter II: Isole (Islands)

Having to work on an idea for a new movie, Moretti decides to leave Rome for a while for the more peaceful Aeolian Islands. In Lipari he's the guest of his friend Gerardo, an austere scholar who moved there eleven years earlier to better study James Joyce's Ulysses without being distracted by modern commodities such as television, which he despises. However, both are unable to find the tranquility they're searching for since the number of tourists has suddenly increased.

They move to Salina, where they are guests of two couples friends of Gerardo, both incapable of managing their hyperactive children, a feature that seems rampant on the entire island. Meanwhile, Gerardo begins watching television and gradually becomes completely addicted to it, and especially to soap operas. They move again, this time to Stromboli, where they are constantly bothered by a megalomaniac mayor who tries to involve them in the oddest projects.

They finally move to Alicudi, frugal and isolated, lacking water and electricity. Here Moretti seems to have found the right place to focus on his project, but soon Gerardo runs away in despair to catch the last ferry, unable to live without his favorite soap operas, while disavowing his ideals and proclaiming undying love for cheap entertainment.

Chapter III: Medici (Doctors)

Moretti clarifies to the audience that the following chapter will be based on a true story happened to him some years earlier; one day, he begins to suffer from persistent itching and insomnia. He visits many doctors and specialists, but they all dismiss him with different diagnosis, prescribing a lot of costly drugs and prohibiting him to eat most of his favorite food. Seeing no improvements, Moretti unsuccessfully tries alternative cures like reflexology and acupuncture.

After almost a year, a doctor notices his developing cough during a visit and suggests him an X-ray. That reveals a mass on his lung, which after a biopsy is discovered to be a still-curable Hodgkin's lymphoma. Moretti successfully goes through chemotherapy and has the lymphoma cured. Sometime later, he reads the definition of Hodgkin's lymphoma in a basic medical encyclopedia, finding out that its most common symptoms are exactly itching and insomnia. Surrounded by the dozens of useless drugs he bought, Moretti laments the incapability of most doctors of listening to their patients, before making a bitter toast "to health" with a glass of water.

Cast

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Chapter I (In Vespa)

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Chapter II (Isole)

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Chapter III (Medici)

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  • Nanni Moretti as himself
  • Mario Schiano as Prince of the dermatologists
  • Valerio Magrelli as first dermatologist
  • Sergio Lambiase as second dermatologist
  • Roberto Nobile as third dermatologist
  • Gianni Ferraretto as allergist
  • Pino Gentile as Prince of the dermatologists's stand-in
  • Franco Lucarelli as radiographer
  • Oreste Rotundo as radiologist
  • Serena Nono as reflexologist
  • Yu Ming Lun as Chinese doctor
  • Tou-Yui Chang Pio as Chinese doctor
  • Umberto Contarello (it) as assistant to the Chinese doctors

Reception

The film grossed L8.3 billion in Italy[1] It also grossed $3.1 million in France.[3]

Year-end lists

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics 9 January 1995 Grand Prix Nanni Moretti Nominated [7][8]
Cannes Film Festival 23 May 1994 Best Director Won [2]
Palme d'Or Caro diario Nominated
César Awards 25 February 1995 Best Foreign Film Nominated [9]
Chicago International Film Festival 23 October 1994 Gold Hugo Nominated [10]
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 27 September 1994 Best International Film Nominated [11]
David di Donatello Awards 18 June 1994 Best Film Won [12][13]
Best Director Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Producer Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Actor Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Cinematography Giuseppe Lanci Nominated
Best Editing Mirco Garrone Nominated
Best Score Nicola Piovani Won
Best Sound Franco Borni Nominated
European Film Awards 27 November 1994 FIPRESCI Prize Caro diario Won [14]
Golden Ciak Awards 30 June 1994 Best Film Won [15]
Best Director Nanni Moretti Won
Best Screenplay Won
Best Cinematography Nicola Piovani Nominated
Best Editing Mirco Garrone Nominated
Best Sound Nicola Piovani Won
Italian Golden Globes 6 July 1994 Best Film Caro diario Won [16][17]
Best Actor Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Original Score Nicola Piovani Nominated
Nastro d'Argento Awards 19 March 1994 Best Director Nanni Moretti Won [18][19]
Best Producer Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Actor Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Original Story Nominated
Best Score Nicola Piovani Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards 3 January 1996 Best Foreign Language Film Caro diario Nominated
Sant Jordi Awards 24 May 1995 Best Foreign Film Won [20]
Stockholm Film Festival 20 November 1994 Bronze Horse Award Nominated

See also

References

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