''The Great Pumpkin'' ( it, Il grande cocomero) is a 1993 Italian

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directed by

Francesca Archibugi Francesca Archibugi (; born 16 May 1960) is an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Life and career Born and raised in Rome in an intellectual family (her elder brother is the political and economic theorist Daniele Archibugi), she started ...

. It was screened in the ''

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'' section at the

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and ''The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with ''My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and cl ...

, and selected as the Italian entry for the

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at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film focuses on Valentina, a young girl, sent to a psychiatric clinic. A literal translation of the title would substitute "watermelon" for "pumpkin"; however, the phrase has pop culture cachet from being an intentional mistranslation of "

The Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin is an unseen character in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. According to Linus van Pelt, the Great Pumpkin is a legendary personality who rises from the pumpkin, pumpkin patch on Halloween carrying a large Chris ...

" from the comic strip, ''

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''.

Plot

Valentina, nicknamed Pippi, is the daughter of two rich spouses. After having had an attack of epilepsy she is admitted to the department of child neuropsychiatry. The doctor who takes care of her is Arturo, who is immediately convinced that the child has these attacks due to psychological and not psychiatric problems and her family is involved.

Cast

Sergio Castellitto Sergio Castellitto (born 18 August 1953) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. Biography Sergio Castellitto was born in Rome in 1953, to parents from Molise and Abruzzo, Southern Italy. After graduating from the Silvio D'Amico Na ...

as Arturo *

Anna Galiena Anna Galiena (born 22 December 1954) is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'', '' Jamón, jamón'', '' Being Human'' and ''Senso '45''. Movie career In her youth, Galien ...

as Cinzia Diotallevi, Pippi's mother *

Armando De Razza Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

as Marcello Diotallevi, Pippi's father *

Alessia Fugardi Alessia is an Italian given name, the feminine form of the male given name Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Italian girls born in 2006. The name may mean ...

as Valentina 'Pippi' Diotallevi *

Silvio Vannucci Silvio () is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin "Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to: People * Silvio Berlusconi (born 1936), Itali ...

as Gianni *

Alessandra Panelli Alessandra is a female given name of Italian origin, meaning ''defender of men''. It is the Italian form of the female given name Alexandra and the female form of the male given name Alessandro. Alessandra may refer to: * Alessandra Ambrosio (b ...

as Fiorella *

Victor Cavallo Victor Cavallo (birth name Vittorio Vitolo, 8 May 1947 in Rome – 21 January 2000 in Rome) was an Italian actor and underground writer. He started his acting career on stage in 1974, in cinema worked for directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci a ...

as Don Annibale *

Laura Betti Laura Betti ( Trombetti; 1 May 1927 – 31 July 2004) was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a document ...

as Aida * Maria Consagra as a sick child's mother *

Lidia Broccolino Lidia Broccolino (born 10 July 1958) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born Lidia Broccolini in Chieti, she debuted in 1982, in the indie drama ''Fuori dal giorno''. She became first known thanks to Pupi Avati, ...

as Laura *

Raffaele Vannoli Raffaele () is an Italian given name and surname, variant of the English Raphael. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Raffaele Amato, Italian mobster *Raffaele Cutolo, Italian mobster *Raffaele Ganci, Italian mobster *Raffaele Canton ...

Giacomo Ciarrapico Giacomo is an Italian name. It is the Italian version of the Hebrew name Jacob. People * Giacomo (name), including a list of people with the name Other uses * Giacomo (horse), a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby * ''Giácomo'' (film) ...

as Giacomo *

Lara Pranzoni Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los Infa ...

Tiziana Bianchi Tiziana is an Italian feminine given name. The masculine form is Tiziano. Notable people with the name include: *Flavia Titiana, Roman empress who ruled in 193 AD *Tiziana Alagia (born 1973), Italian long-distance runner *Tiziana Cantone, an Italia ...

Andrea Di Giacomo Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...

Marco Coda Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish co ...

Giuseppe Giordani Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani (December 19, 1751, Naples – January 4, 1798, Fermo) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani's parents were Domenico Giordani and Anna Maria Tosato. He studied music in Naples with Domenico Cima ...

Gigi Reder Gigi Reder (born Luigi Schroeder; 25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for the role of Filini in the ''Fantozzi'' film series. Biography Born in Naples in to a German father and a Neapolita ...

as Prof. Turcati

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* 1993 films 1993 drama films Italian drama films 1990s Italian-language films Films directed by Francesca Archibugi 1990s Italian films {{1990s-drama-film-stub

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