A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 7, 2002
Original Title:
Aprimi il cuore
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Garibaldi Produzioni
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 93
Maria lives with her 18-year-old sister, Caterina in a small apartment, tutors her at home, lets her out only for dance classes. Yet Maria sees no reason to hide her work as a prostitute from her sister. Men come in and out of the apartment constantly, and Caterina turns up the volume on her music to drown out the sounds from the next room. The film soon reveals that the sisters are in love with each other, a situation that cannot stand, but exactly what prompts the characters' behavior is rarely clear. Soon after Caterina's belated discovery of her heterosexuality, she is invited into the bedroom with Maria and a client.
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Cinematography:
Nicola Vicenti
Luca Coassin
Costume Design:
Lucia Gasparrini
Tiziano Musetti
Director:
Giada Colagrande
Editor:
Fabio Nunziata
Post-Production Manager:
Marco Mauti
Screenplay:
Francesco Di Pace
Giada Colagrande
Sound:
Francesca Genevois
Benni Atria
Story:
Giada Colagrande
Writer:
Giada Colagrande
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