Angela

Italy

2002

91 Min

Color

1.85:1

Italian

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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SCR Massimo D'Anolfi, Roberta Torre

CAST Donatella Finocchiaro, Andrea Di Stefano, Mario Pupella, Toni Gambino, Erasmo Lobello, Maria Mistretta, Giuseppe Pettinato, Matteo Gulino, Sergio Ruffino

SOUND Cinzia Alchimede

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), Sundance (World Cinema), Toronto, Rotterdam

Synopsis

In 1984 Palermo, Angela Parlagreco, a tough beauty dressed to the nines, navigates the nooks and crannies of the market district, expertly running drugs for her husband’s “shoe business.” Fulfilling her illegal duties as matter-of-factly as if they were the laundry, she watches and observesas the men conduct their shady dealings among mountains of shoe boxes. Silently craving new horizons, Angela gradually and willfully gives in to her desire for her husband’s assistant, Masino, even though such a betrayal could lead to tragedy. –inbaseline

Director

Roberta Torre

Roberta Torre was born in Milan in 1962. She started studying Philosophy. She studied at the Accademia d’Arte Dramatica Paolo Grassi before becoming a film director. Music is very important to her, and is a central element of several of her films such as “Tano da morire” (1997), her first fiction feature which was screened in the Critics’ Week at the Venice Festival. The film won numerous awards, including the Donatello for Best Director Debut. —Sevilla Festival de Cine