''Against the Wind'' ( it, Controvento) is a 2000

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

co-written and directed by

Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte (29 July 1943 – 31 May 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film ''Invitation au voyage'' won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 Ca ...

. It entered the Panorama section at the

51st Berlin International Film Festival The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001. The festival opened with war-drama film ''Enemy at the Gates'' by Jean-Jacques Annaud. 70mm film, 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi fil ...

Plot

An unstable actress (Nina) and her repressed child-psychiatrist sister (Clara) fall in love with the same man ( Leo).

Cast

Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her bre ...

as Clara *

Ennio Fantastichini Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His breakout role wa ...

as Leo *

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

as Nina *

Maria Monti Maria Monti (born 1935 in Milan) is an Italian film actress, singer and theatre artist. Entering film in 1962 in '' Canzoni a tempo di twist'' she made nearly 30 film appearances between 1962 and 2002. In 1971 she appeared in Sergio Leone's '' ...

as Mother * Stefano Abbati as Attilio

References

External links

* 2000 films Italian drama films Films directed by Peter Del Monte 2000 drama films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub

Plot

Cast

See also

References

External links