Different from Whom?

Different from Whom?
Directed by	Umberto Carteni
Written by	Fabio Bonifacci
Starring	Luca Argentero
Music by	Massimo Nunzi
Cinematography	Marcello Montarsi
Release date	2009;
Language	Italian

Different from Whom? (Italian: Diverso da chi?) is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Umberto Carteni.

Plot

Piero is a young openly gay left-wing politician who lives in Trieste with his boyfriend Remo. During his mayoral election campaign the party decides to also to run Adele, a Catholic and strict conservative politician, as deputy mayor. Piero and Adele will discover to be attracted to each other, causing a stir among the voters and the political opponents, and suddenly turning Piero's boyfriend Remo into the odd man out.

Cast

Luca Argentero as Piero
Claudia Gerini as Adele
Filippo Nigro as Remo
Francesco Pannofino as Galeazzo
Giuseppe Cederna as Serafini
Antonio Catania as Corazza
Rinaldo Rocco as Samuele
Paolo Graziosi

Reception

The film has been cited as an example of sexual fluidity in recent queer European cinema.[1]

Different from Whom? was criticized by a panelist at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival as a film that was "made for straight audiences" and claimed that the film panders to heterosexuals who are uncomfortable with homosexuality.[2]

Awards

2009 - Globi d'oro
- Best First Feature to Umberto Carteni
- Nomination Best Comedy to Umberto Carteni

References

Dawson, Leanne (2018). Queer European Cinema: Queering Cinematic Time and Space. Abindon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781351711586.
Richards, Stuart James (2016). The Queer Film Festival: Popcorn and Politics. Melbourne, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 111. ISBN 9781137590343.

External links

Different from Whom? at IMDb

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[1] Dawson, Leanne (2018). Queer European Cinema: Queering Cinematic Time and Space. Abindon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781351711586.

[2] Richards, Stuart James (2016). The Queer Film Festival: Popcorn and Politics. Melbourne, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 111. ISBN 9781137590343.