''Metello'' is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the

1970 Cannes Film Festival The 23rd Cannes Film Festival ran from 3 to 18 May 1970. This year, Robert Favre LeBret, the founder of the festival, decided not to include any films from Russia and Japan (their flags were missing on the Croisette). He was tired of the "Slavi ...

. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character.

Plot

During the end of the 19th century, young Metello decides to start a new life after the sudden loss of his parents. He meets a young girl, Ersilia. They get married and have a son. Metello becomes involved in a political activity at work and is arrested. He then lies that he won't be involved in the activity anymore, and as a result, has to flee town. He arrives at his new destination, and meets a middle-aged school teacher. He then has an affair with her, and as a result, she gives birth to his daughter. Towards the end of the film, Metello realizes that he really belongs back home with Ersilia.

Cast

* Massimo Ranieri as Metello *

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as Ersilia * Frank Wolff as Betto * Tina Aumont as Idina * Lucia Bosé as Viola * Pino Colizzi as Renzoli * Mariano Rigillo as Olindo * Luigi Diberti as Lippi * Manuela Andrei as Adele Salani * Corrado Gaipa as Badolati *

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as Del Bueno *

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as Moretti * Franco Balducci as Chellini * Steffen Zacharias as Pallesi * Renzo Montagnani as Poldo Salani *

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Awards

Massimo won the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

award for best actor, and

won the award for Best Actress at the

References

External links

* 1970 films 1970s historical drama films 1970s Italian-language films Films set in Florence Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico Italian historical drama films 1970 drama films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub