AT THE FIRST BREATH OF WIND
synopsis
Antonio is a rich farmer who is very keen on microbiology. He explores the micro world with sophisticated digital and optical instruments as well as the universe of stars and planets, comparing them with scientific texts. With Antonio there is his twelve-year-old daughter, who discovers the world from a different point of view, and there is his eldest daughter, totally absorbed in her music.
A woman who wanders along the river and in the streets looking for a non-existing person is a relevant metaphor of the troubles of life. In addition, his sick father who re-discovers a meaning in the simple things and feelings of life.
international title: | AT THE FIRST BREATH OF WIND |
original title: | AL PRIMO SOFFIO DI VENTO |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Franco Piavoli |
film run: | 89' |
release date: | IT 26/09/2003 |
screenplay: | Franco Piavoli, Neria Poli |
cast: | Alessandra Agosti, Primo Gaburri, Ida Carnevali, Mariella Fabbris |
cinematography by: | Franco Piavoli |
film editing: | Franco Piavoli |
art director: | Laura Cafiero |
costumes designer: | Neria Poli |
producer: | Franco Piavoli, Laura Cafiero |
production: | Zefiro Film, Metafilm, RAI Cinema, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (IT) |
distributor: | Istituto Luce Cinecittà |