A Ciambra (Italian: [a tˈtʃambra]) is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Jonas Carpignano. It is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following Mediterranea (2015) and followed by A Chiara (2021).
| A Ciambra | |
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| Directed by | Jonas Carpignano |
| Written by | Jonas Carpignano |
| Produced by | Paolo Carpignano Jon Coplon Christoph Daniel Gwyn Sannia Marc Schmidheiny Rodrigo Teixeira Ryan Zacarias |
| Starring | Pio Amato |
| Cinematography | Tim Curtin |
| Edited by | Affonso Gonçalves |
| Music by | Dan Romer |
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| Distributed by | Academy Two |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $91,846[1] |
Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.
Plot
editFourteen-year-old Pio Amato idolizes his older brother in their small Romani community in Calabria. Challenges mount after his older brother disappears.
Cast
edit- Pio Amato as Pio Amato
- Koudous Seihon
- Damiano Amato as Cosimo
Production
editA Ciambra is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following Mediterranea (2015) and followed by A Chiara (2021).[citation needed]
Release
editA Ciambra was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] At Cannes in won the Europa Cinemas Label Award.[4] It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]
Reception
editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 57 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A powerful character study, A Ciambra burns slowly, letting its compelling cast carry what could otherwise be just another coming-of-age story."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Accolades
editThe film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2017[citation needed] and won at 63rd David di Donatello for best director and best screenplay.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Ciambra". The-Numbers. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Hopewell, John (26 May 2017). "Cannes: Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' Tops Cannes' Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (26 September 2017). "Jonas Carpignano's 'A Ciambra' Is Italy's Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "A Ciambra (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "A Ciambra Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Steven Spielberg, Diane Keaton, 'Dunkirk,' 'A Ciambra' Honored at Italy's David di Donatello Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Love and Bullets earns 15 David di Donatello nominations". cineuropa.
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