The Cyclone (1996 film)

The Cyclone (Italian: Il ciclone) is a 1996 Italian romantic comedy film, co-written, directed by and starred by Leonardo Pieraccioni.

The Cyclone - Il Ciclone
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianIl ciclone
Directed byLeonardo Pieraccioni
Produced byVittorio Cecchi Gori
Rita Rusić
Written byLeonardo Pieraccioni
Giovanni Veronesi
StarringLeonardo Pieraccioni
Lorena Forteza
Music byClaudio Guidetti
CinematographyRoberto Forza
Edited byMirco Garrone
Distributed byAscot Elite Entertainment Group
Buena Vista International
Edko Films
Gativideo
Kinowelt Filmverleih
Release date
  • 20 December 1996 (1996-12-20)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office52,589,075,000 £ (Italy)[1]

Plot

Tuscany, June 1996. Levante Quarini (Leonardo Pieraccioni) is a young accountant of Tuscany who lives his unhappy relationship with women. He lives with his father Osvaldo (Sergio Forconi), his brother Libero (Massimo Ceccherini) and his lesbian sister Selvaggia (Barbara Enrichi) on a lonely residence surrounded by corn fields. They are far from the major roads and signs are far and scarce, but that is not a problem since the dirt roads are used usually only by the locals who know them well.

On an apparent everyday evening a sign pointing to a nearby agritourism fell and a bus with a group of flamenco dancers due to town for a recital, get lost. They can't find their way to the agritourism and their lazy manager had forgot to confirm reservations so their rooms aren't available anymore anyway.

They have no chance but to stop at the Quarini residence to spend the night, and the story unfolds from here....

Cast

Reception

Il Ciclone fared very well at the box office and was nominated for several awards, Including seven David di Donatello one of the most important Italian cinematic awards. The film won in the categories of "Audience Award", "Best Supporting Actress" (for Barbara Enrichi) and "Scholars Jury David". It was also nominated for "Best Film", "Best Screenplay", "Best Actor" (for Pieraccioni) and "Best Supporting Actor" (for Massimo Ceccherini), but lost it.[2] Il Ciclone was also nominated for four Ciak d'oro, winning two and losing two. The film also won one "Globo Dorado" (for "Best Actor), one Hamptons International Film Festival Award (for "Most Popular Feature") and two Nastro d'Argento (for "Best Screenplay" and "Best Actor").[3]

References
  1. "Gross". IMDB. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. "David di Donatello Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. "Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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