''Forever Blues'' is a 2005 Italian

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written, directed and starred by

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, at his debut as director. It is loosely based on the

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with the same name by Enrico Bernard. At the time of its release the film was openly praised by Italian first lady Franca Ciampi, wife of President of the Italian Republic

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, that defined the film as "educational, emotional, bright and poetic".

Cast

*Daniele Piamonti: Marco *

: Luca *Valentina Mezzacappa: Marco's lover *Robert Madison: Marco adult *

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: the singer

Reception

Critical response

''Forever Blues'' garnered a mixed to negative reception from critics. Giancarlo Zappoli, writing for

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, gave the film a 2 out of 5 stars review. Bruno Trigo, writing for Cinema4Stelle, gave the film a 1.5 out of 4 stars review.

Award

Franco Nero received a "Special Jury Award" for ''Forever Blues'' at the 2006

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References

External links

* 2005 films Italian drama films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub