''I Prefer the Sound of the Sea'' ( it, Preferisco il rumore del mare, french: Je préfère le bruit de la mer) is a 2000 Italian-French
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 ...
directed by
Mimmo Calopresti
Mimmo Calopresti (born 4 January 1955 in Polistena, Calabria) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film ''The Second Time'' was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
Sele ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2000 Cannes Film Festival
The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film '' Dancer in the Dark'' by Lars von Trier.
The ...
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The title ''Preferisco il rumore del mare'' is a verse of
Dino Campana. Rosario reads excerpts of
Heart
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and works in a bookshop named ''Franti''.
Cast
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Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor.
Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'' ...
- Luigi
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Michele Raso - Rosario
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Fabrizia Sacchi - Serena
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Paolo Cirio - Matteo
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Mimmo Calopresti
Mimmo Calopresti (born 4 January 1955 in Polistena, Calabria) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film ''The Second Time'' was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
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- Don Lorenzo
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Andrea Occhipinti
Andrea Occhipinti (born 12 September 1957) is an Italian film producer and distributor. He is the founder of Rome-based film company Lucky Red.
Since 1987 he has distributed and produced international independent films, introducing Italian audien ...
- Massimo
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Enrica Rosso - Elisabetta
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Marcello Mazzarella
Marcello Mazzarella (born 18 October 1963) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1990.
Selected filmography
References
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1963 births
Living people
People from Erice
Italian male film actors ...
- Vincenzo
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Eugenio Masciari - Cappabianca
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Raffaella Lebboroni - Miriam
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Palma Valentina Di Nunno - Adele
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Lorenzo Ventavoli - Umberto
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Concettina Luddeni - Madre di Luigi
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Laura Curino - Maria (governante)
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Antonio Ferrante - Pasquale (padre di Rosario)
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Stefano Venturi - Giovanni (Mr. Pleigin)
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Giovanni Bissaca - Magistrato
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Elena Turra - Segretaria di Luigi
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2000 films
2000 drama films
Italian drama films
French drama films
2000s Italian-language films
Films directed by Mimmo Calopresti
2000s French films
2000s Italian films
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