Denti
Denti (Teeth) is a 2000 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Domenico Starnone.[1] It entered the competition at the 57th Venice International Film Festival.[2][3]
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Directed by | Gabriele Salvatores |
Music by | Teho Teardo Eraldo Bernocchi Federico De Robertis |
Cinematography | Italo Petriccione |
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Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Plot
Antonio has always had problems with his incisors: enormous and therefore embarrassing. During a quarrel Mara, the woman for whom he left his wife and two children and of whom he is extremely jealous, throws him a crystal ashtray breaking his teeth. He begins his wandering among dentists that will turn into a sort of journey in his own conscience, altered by painkillers, by quarrels with Mara and by memories and ghosts that resurface.[4]
Cast
- Sergio Rubini as Antonio
- Anita Caprioli as Mara
- Paolo Villaggio as Dr. Cagnano
- Claudio Amendola as Young Antonio
- Anouk Grinberg as Mother of Antonio
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Uncle Nino
- Tom Novembre: as Micco
- Angela Goodwin as Ciuta
- Barbara Cupisti as Dr. Calandra's Secretary
References
- Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
- Claudia Mormoglione (1 September 2000). "Tra trapani e sangue Salvatores convince a metà". la re. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- Paolo Baratta (10 September 2000). "VENEZIA il Leone dell'IRAN". La Stampa. p. 12.
- http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/film/denti/121551/
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