A Boy from Calabria (1987)
1987 · 1h 48m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Set in 1960, the year of the Rome Olympics, a 13 year-old boy with aspirations to become an athlete befriends an ageing, disabled bus driver who understands his ambitions.
Director: Luigi Comencini
Writers: Francesca Comencini, Ugo Pirro, Demetrio Casile
Music by: Antonio Vivaldi
Cinematography: Franco Di Giacomo
Editor: Nino Baragli
Cast
Gian Maria Volonté as FeliceDiego Abatantuono as Nicola SilecaThérèse Liotard as Mariuccia SilecaSanto Polimeno as Domenico 'Mimì' SilecaGiada Desideri as CrisolindaEnzo Ruoti as Autista Fiat 600Jacques Peyrac as BaristaJean-René Masrevery as PresideAlessandro Casile as PasqualinoRosario Costantino as MedicoBruno Crisafio as VincenzinoRaffaella De CarolisMore like this
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