''Of Lost Love'' ( it, Del perduto amore) is a

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Italian

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-g ...

directed by

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...

. For her performance

Giovanna Mezzogiorno Giovanna Mezzogiorno (; born 9 November 1974) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Early life Mezzogiorno was born in Rome, 9 November 1974, a daughter of actors Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Cecilia Sacchi. She grew up watching her parents on s ...

won the Pasinetti Award at the

55th Venice International Film Festival The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Così ridevano'' by Gianni Amelio. Jury The following people comprised the 1998 jury: * Ettore Scola (Italy) (head of ...

and the 1999

Nastro d'Argento 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 ...

for Best Actress, while her co-star Fabrizio Bentivoglio was awarded

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor ( it, David di Donatello per il migliore attore non protagonista) is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstandi ...

. The Mezzogiorno's character is inspired by teacher Liliana Rossi.

Plot

In the 1950s a young teacher, close to the ideals of the left, tries to help the most vulnerable people through teaching.

Cast

: Liliana * Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Antonio *

Rocco Papaleo Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Born in Lauria ( Basilicata), he moved to Rome to study math at university but left soon to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 19 ...

: Cucchiaro *

: Don Gerardo *

Enrico Lo Verso Enrico Lo Verso (born 18 January 1964) is an Italian actor. He studied acting at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and ''INDA, Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico''. Filmography * ''Atto di dolore'' (1990) * '' A Season of Giants'' (1990) ...

: Dr. Satriano *

Pietro Pischedda Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death * Pietro II C ...

: Gerardo * Sergio Rubini: Italo

References

External links

* 1998 films Italian drama films Films directed by Michele Placido 1998 drama films Films set in Basilicata Social realism in film Films about educators 1990s Italian films {{1990s-drama-film-stub