Il Vento e le Rose ( ja, 愛するということ Ai-suru to iu koto; en, The Awakening of Love) is a 2009 Japanese-Italian movie directed by
Elisa Bolognini
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Set in Italy, it tells the story of an inhibited young woman from a small Italian town who discovers passion and sexuality when she meets a free-spirited and glamorous Japanese woman.
Cast and characters
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Kanō Kyōko as Koko
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Maria Cocchiarella Arismendi as Giorgia
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Raffaella Panichi as Giorgia's grandmother
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Antonio Matessich as gentleman
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Alessandro Calabrò as Andrea
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Vincent Papa
Past member(s)
Joseph Abate
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as Bulter
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Alessio Sica as Black-haired man
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Romano Fortuna
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as Servant
See also
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List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
External links
* (in Japanese) (
archive)
''The Awakening of Love''at
Pony Canyon
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''The Awakening of Love''at Japanese Film Database
2009 films
2009 LGBT-related films
2009 romantic drama films
2000s Italian-language films
Japanese romantic drama films
Japanese LGBT-related films
Lesbian-related films
Italian LGBT-related films
2000s Japanese films
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