Red Like the Sky

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Red Like the Sky
Red Like the Sky Poster.jpg
Directed byCristiano Bortone
Screenplay byCristiano Bortone
Paolo Sassanelli
Monica Zapelli
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Music byEzio Bosso
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
LanguageItalian

Red Like the Sky (Italian: Rosso come il cielo) is a 2005 Italian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Cristiano Bortone and starring Luca Capriotti and Paolo Sassanelli. It is based on the childhood experiences of sound editor Mirco Mencacci.[1]

The film won the Audience Awards at the São Paulo International Film Festival[2] and at the Sydney Film Festival.[3] It also won the David di Donatello of the Youth.[4]

Plot[]

1970. Mirco, a ten-year-old Tuscan boy following an accident with his father's rifle, loses sight. The parents are forced to make him attend an institution for the blind in Genoa. There, unable to use braille, he finds an old tape recorder and manages to invent fairy tales made only of noises and narration. In the meantime, he meets Francesca, the daughter of the concierge of the house next to them, although they could not meet. Mirco will increasingly involve all the other blind children by making them understand how much they are worth and how similar they are to all the other kids. In the end the teacher organizes a play created by the kids, and all parents are impressed by it. Mirco's parents eventually decide to bring him home for the summer holidays.

At the opening it is said that the film is based on a true story, and before the closing credits we read: "Mirco left school at 16 years old. Although he has never recovered his sight, today he is one of the most recognized sound editors of Italian cinema ". The reference is to Mirco Mencacci.

Cast[]

  • Luca Capriotti as Mirco
  • Paolo Sassanelli as Don Giulio
  • Marco Cocci as Ettore
  • Francesca Maturanza as Francesca
  • Rosanna Gentili as Mirco's Mother
  • Simone Colombari as Mirco's Father
  • Simone Gullì as Felice
  • Giusi Merli as Mirco's Teacher

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Robert Koehler (January 15, 2008). "Review: 'Red Like the Sky'". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. ^ "'Vermelho como o céu' ganha festival de cinema no Irã". O Globo. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ Garry Maddox (June 23, 2008). "Favourites head for obscurity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ "David, il vincitore è Tornatore". TgCom24. June 14, 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

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