''The Big Dream'' ( it, Il grande sogno) is a
2009
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Italian drama film directed by
Michele Placido. It entered the main competition at the
66th Venice International Film Festival
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, in which
Jasmine Trinca won the Marcello Mastroianni Award.
Plot
In 1968, in
Rome, at the famous
La Sapienza University, a group of young people occupy the institution, starting a student revolt. The group of students is led by the proletarian Libero, son of unemployed workers of
Fiat
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, who wants to permanently change the future for the youth of the country. The police oppose him, while the upper class student Laura falls in love with Libero. In the meantime, however, the Rome police plan to stifle the student revolt, and among these is the young Nicola, who secretly loves the theater, and wants to star in a famous company. When Laura meets Nicola, she changes perspective and the two fall in love. Nicola is tasked by the police to infiltrate the protesters and to discover the weak points so that the police can more easily attack the students.
As soon as the attack begins one day, without warning, Laura discovers the true nature of Nicola, and breaks up with him. While Libero flees to
Sicily, avoiding arrest, the young policeman decides to devote himself entirely to the theater.
Cast
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Luca Argentero: Libero
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Riccardo Scamarcio: Nicola
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Jasmine Trinca: Laura
* Marco Iermanò: Andrea
*Brenno Placido: Giulio
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Laura Morante: Maddalena
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Massimo Popolizio: Domenico
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Dajana Roncione
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been describe ...
: Isabella
* Alessandra Acciai: Francesca
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Silvio Orlando: Police Captain
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Ottavia Piccolo
Ottavia Piccolo (born 9 October 1949) is an Italian actress.
Biography
Born in Bolzano, Piccolo began her acting debut in the stage adaption of ''The Miracle Worker'' at the age of 11 under the direction of Luigi Squarzina. She has also appeare ...
: adult Laura
References
External links
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2009 films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Michele Placido
2009 drama films
Films set in 1968
Films scored by Nicola Piovani
2000s Italian films
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