''The Soul's Place'' ( it, Il posto dell'anima, also known as ''The Soul's Haven'') is a
2003
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Italian
romantic
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Genres and eras
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** Romantic music, of that era
** Romantic poetry, of that era
** Romanticism in science, of that e ...
comedy-drama film, written and directed by
Riccardo Milani
Riccardo Milani (born 15 April 1958) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Milani began his career in 1985, as assistant director of Mario Monicelli in '' Let's Hope It's a Girl''.
After b ...
. For his performance
Silvio Orlando was awarded best actor at the
Montreal World Film Festival, while Milani won the
Premio Flaiano
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Established to honour the Italian author and screenwriter Ennio Flai ...
for best director.
Plot
At the port of
Vasto,
Abruzzo
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city, the "Carair" car tire factory is about to close, for fraudulent bankruptcy. The factory workers are Tonino, Salvatore and Mario, who struggle with all their strength to prevent layoffs. Tonino does not know that he has a tumor since he has been exposed for many years by the tires of the wheel covers, and he thinks he is happy to live with Nina, a girl who lives in
Milan, with whom she runs the weekend in the Abruzzo mountains, looking for the rare bear of
Marsica. The workers' protest attracts political opinion, so Tonino, Marco and Salvatore get a meeting in
Brussels and then in
America
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, where the Carair multinational is located, getting to work. But right now, Tonino's tumor gets worse...
Cast
*
Silvio Orlando as Antonio, aka "Tonino"
*
Michele Placido as Salvatore
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Claudio Santamaria as Mario
*
Paola Cortellesi as Nina
* Imma Piro as Maddalena
* Flavio Pistilli as Giannino
* Maria Laura Rondanini as Manuela
References
External links
*
2003 comedy-drama films
2003 films
Italian comedy-drama films
Films directed by Riccardo Milani
2000s Italian-language films
2000s Italian films
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