Rainbow: A Private Affair (Italian: Una questione privata) is an Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, based on the novel A Private Matter by Beppe Fenoglio.[1] It is the last film directed by both brothers before Vittorio Taviani's death in 2018.[2]
Plot
During the fighting of the liberation war in the Langhe, the partisan Milton is divided between the fights against the Nazi-fascists, the friendship for the brigade companions and his clandestine love for Fulvia.
Cast
- Luca Marinelli as Milton
- Lorenzo Richelmy as Giorgio
- Valentina Bellè as Fulvia
- Anna Ferruzzo as the custodian
- Francesca Agostini as the young peasant
- Jacopo Olmo Antinori as Jim
- Antonella Attili as Concetta
- Giulio Beranek as Ivan
- Mario Bois as the bell tower commander
- Marco Brinzi as the farmer
- Fabrizio Colica as Leone
- Mauro Conte as Paco
- Fabrizio Costella as Gilera
- Lorenzo Demaria as Radiosa Aurora
- Andrea Di Maria as the fascist prisoner
- Guglielmo Favilla as Corvo
- Francesco Turbanti as Cobra
- Giuseppe Lo Piccolo as Frank
- Vincenzo Nemolato as Commander Armellin
- Tommaso Maria Neri as Riccio
- Alessandro Sperduti as the Sheriff
- Francesco Testa as the priest
- Josafat Vagni as the fascist lieutenant
Distribution
The film was shown in the Masters section of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2017[3] and it was released in Italy on 1 November 2017.
Awards and nominations
Italian Golden Globes Awards (2018)
- Best Actor (Luca Marinelli) (ex-aequo with Toni Servillo for The Girl in the Fog)
- Nominated for Best Cinematography (Simone Zampagni)
Nastro d'Argento Awards (2018)
- Special Nastro d'Argento Award to Paolo Taviani and Tributary Award to Vittorio Taviani
References
- ^ "Una questione privata: L'Orlando Furioso dei Taviani". MoviePlayer.it. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Italian film-maker Vittorio Taviani dies". BBC News Online. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "'Rainbow — A Private Affair' ('Una questione privata'): Film Review TIFF 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2018.