''Blow to the Heart'' ( it, Colpire al cuore) is a 1982

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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

Gianni Amelio Gianni Amelio (born 20 January 1945) is an Italian film director. Early life Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with h ...

. The film entered the competition at the 39th

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. Fausto Rossi won a

Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

and a David di Donatello as best new actor. The film also won the Silver Ribbon for best script. It was described as a "masterful psychological study investigating two profoundly different characters".

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Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

as Dario * Fausto Rossi as Emilio *

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ...

as Giulia * Sonia Gessner as Emilio's mother * Vanni Corbellini as Sandro Ferrari * Laura Nucci as Dario's mother * Matteo Cerami as Matteo

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* 1982 films Italian drama films 1982 drama films Films directed by Gianni Amelio Films with screenplays by Vincenzo Cerami 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-drama-film-stub

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