THE CÉZANNE AFFAIR
synopsis
Gabriele Rossetti returns to southern Italy to say a last farewell to his father, a former stationmaster in a small town not far from Bari. The old man reawakens in him memories of his childhood, of his loving and beautiful mother and fun-seeking uncle, his friends, but also of his father’s irascibility and exasperation over his thwarted attempts to realise his artistic ambitions. Ernesto was convinced he was destined to become a famous painter and was willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of his beloved masters and for his belief in his own talent, even his own pride – and this his son cannot accept, determined that he won’t turn out like his father. It is only now that, years later, through chance and circumstances, Gabriele begins to understand Ernesto and to see what sort of person his father really was.
international title: | The Cézanne Affair |
original title: | L'uomo nero |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Sergio Rubini |
film run: | 124' |
release date: | IT 04/12/2009 |
screenplay: | Sergio Rubini |
cast: | Margherita Buy, Sergio Rubini, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valeria Golino, Anna Falchi, Guido Giaquinto |
cinematography by: | Fabio Cianchetti |
film editing: | Esmeralda Calabria |
art director: | Luca Gobbi |
music: | Nicola Piovani |
producer: | Donatella Botti |
production: | Bianca Film, RAI Cinema |
backing: | Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Apulia Film Commission |
distributor: | 01 Distribution |