Il gabbiano (Italian pronunciation: [il ɡabˈbjaːno]; i.e. "The seagull") is a 1977 Italian drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is loosely based on the Anton Chekhov's drama play The Seagull.[1]
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| Directed by | Marco Bellocchio |
| Written by | Marco Bellocchio Lù Leone Sandro Petraglia Stefano Rulli |
| Starring | Laura Betti |
| Cinematography | Tonino Nardi |
| Edited by | Silvano Agosti |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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| Language | Italian |
The film was screened out of competition at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Pamela Villoresi won a Grolla d'oro.[2]
Plot
editA young writer finds himself trapped between his mother (Laura Betti), a horrible actress, and the knowledge that he has only mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no character. After the young man suffers the loss of his mistress at the hands of his stepfather, also a novelist, his self-esteem is so shattered that he commits suicide.
Cast
edit- Laura Betti as Arkadina
- Pamela Villoresi as Nina
- Remo Girone as Kostja
- Giulio Brogi as Trigorin
- Gisella Burinato
- Antonio Piovanelli
- Clara Colosimo
- Mattia Pinoli
- Remo Remotti
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi (2003). Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
External links
edit- Il gabbiano at IMDb
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