Respiro
Respiro is a 2002 Italian-French drama film written and directed by Emanuele Crialese and released in English-language markets in 2003. The film stars Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, and Francesco Casisa. In the Italian language, respiro means breath.
Plot
Grazia, played by Golino, is a free-spirited mother of three married to shy fisherman Pietro (Vincenzo Amato) and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behaviour—one moment she is laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she is curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.
More details
author | Emanuele Crialese |
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contentLocation | Lampedusa Sicily |
director | Emanuele Crialese |
events | motherhood parental mental illness parent–child relationship social exclusion |
genre | drama |
keywords | bipolar disorder drown extended family id isolated island italy laugh manic depressive married mediterranean sea northern italy stray dog swim think |
musicBy | Andrea Guerra |
nomination | European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress |
producer | Domenico Procacci |
productionCompany | Fandango |
publisher | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
theme | independent |