Strangeness (film)

Strangeness
Strangeness
Directed by	Roberto Andò
Starring	Toni Servillo; Ficarra e Picone;
Cinematography	Maurizio Calvesi
Music by	Michele Braga
Release date	20 October 2022 (RFF);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Strangeness (Italian: La stranezza) is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Andò.^[1]^[2] The film won four David di Donatello awards, for best original screenplay, best producer, best production designer and best costumes.^[3] It was also awarded the Nastro d'Argento of the Year.^[4]

Plot[edit]

In 1920 Luigi Pirandello (Toni Servillo) is invited to Sicily for the occasion of the 80th birthday of his mentor, famous novelist and playwright Giovanni Verga. He meets various strange personalities and a mix of melancholy and distant memories sets the ground for creating his masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author.

Cast[edit]

Toni Servillo as Luigi Pirandello
Salvatore Ficarra as Sebastiano "Bastiano" Vella
Valentino Picone as Onofrio "Nofrio" Principato
Giulia Andò [it] as Santina Vella
Rosario Lisma as Mimmo Casà
Donatella Finocchiaro as Maria Antonietta
Aurora Quattrocchi as Maria Stella, the nanny
Galatea Ranzi as the mother
Fausto Russo Alesi as the father
Aldo Failla as Tano
Giordana Faggiano as the stepdaughther
Tuccio Musumeci as Calogero Interrante
Luigi Lo Cascio as the capocomico
Renato Carpentieri as Giovanni Verga

References[edit]

^ Vivarelli, Nick (2022-10-05). "Italy's True Colours Takes Sales on Toni Servillo-Starrer 'Strangeness' Ahead of Rome MIA Market". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
^ Barnabé, Luca (2022-10-29). "LA STRANEZZA È IL PIACERE DI VEDERE INSIEME TONI SERVILLO, FICARRA E PICONE: GRAZIE A LUIGI PIRANDELLO". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
^ Armelli, Paolo (11 May 2023). "David di Donatello 2023, tutti i vincitori". Wired Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ Catena, Antonella (20 June 2023). "Nastri d'Argento 2023: stasera la sfida Moretti/Bellocchio. Ma qualcuno ha già vinto". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Strangeness at IMDb
Strangeness at Rotten Tomatoes

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[var-1] Vivarelli, Nick (2022-10-05). "Italy's True Colours Takes Sales on Toni Servillo-Starrer 'Strangeness' Ahead of Rome MIA Market". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

[cor-2] Barnabé, Luca (2022-10-29). "LA STRANEZZA È IL PIACERE DI VEDERE INSIEME TONI SERVILLO, FICARRA E PICONE: GRAZIE A LUIGI PIRANDELLO". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-22.

[3] Armelli, Paolo (11 May 2023). "David di Donatello 2023, tutti i vincitori". Wired Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[4] Catena, Antonella (20 June 2023). "Nastri d'Argento 2023: stasera la sfida Moretti/Bellocchio. Ma qualcuno ha già vinto". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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v t e Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921)
Adaptations	Six Characters in Search of an Author (1959 opera) Six Characters in Search of an Author (1963 TV play)
Related	"Six Charlies in Search of an Author" (1956 radio episode) "Five Characters in Search of an Exit" (1961 TV episode) Staged (2020–2022 TV series) Strangeness (2022 film)