Respiro

Respiro (2002)

Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.

Date of release
2002-05-18
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (121)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Director
Emanuele Crialese

Casting

  • Valeria Golino — Grazia
  • Vincenzo Amato — Pietro
  • Francesco Casisa — Pasquale
  • Veronica D'Agostino — Marinella
  • Filippo Pucillo — Filippo
  • Muzzi Loffredo — Nonna
  • Elio Germano — Pier Luigi
  • Avy Marciano — velista francese
  • Giuseppe Del Volgo — zio Pino
  • Matteo Solina — Zio Antonio
  • Vincenzo Barreca — Cefalo
  • Pasquale De Rubels — Bufalo

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