A Bookshop in Paris
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| Directed by | Sergio Castellitto |
| Screenplay by | Margaret Mazzantini Sergio Castellitto |
| Story by | Ettore Scola Silvia Scola Furio Scarpelli |
| Produced by | Andrea Petrozzi |
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| Cinematography | Italo Petriccione |
| Edited by | Chiara Vullo |
| Music by | Arturo Annecchino |
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| Language | Italian |
A Bookshop in Paris (Italian: Il materiale emotivo, lit. 'The emotional substance', French: Un dragon en forme de nuage, lit. 'A cloud-shaped dragon') is a 2021 romance film co-written and directed by Sergio Castellitto. A co-production between Italy, France and United States, it stars Sergio Castellitto, Bérénice Bejo and Matilda De Angelis.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Sergio Castellitto as Vincenzo
- Bérénice Bejo as Yolande
- Matilda De Angelis as Albertine
- Clementino as Clemente
- Sandra Milo as Madame Milo
- Alex Lutz as Gérard
- Marie-Philomène Nga as Colombe
- Nassim Lyes as Alain
- Maxence Dinant as Father Mathieu
- Bruno Gouery as the kleptomaniac
Production
[edit]The film comes from the script of an unrealized project by Ettore Scola.[1] Prior to this adaptation, the script was first adapted by Ivo Milazzo in a graphic novel entitled Un drago a forma di nuvola.[2][3] The film was shot in Cinecittà.[2]
Release
[edit]The film opened the 2021 Bari International Film Festival and was released on Italian cinemas on 7 October 2021.[1][4]
Reception
[edit]The film won the Silver Ribbon for best production design, and got a nomination for best original story.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b De Marco, Camillo (7 October 2021). "Review: A Bookshop in Paris". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b Baldini, Paolo (10 September 2021). "IL MATERIALE EMOTIVO. Nelle sale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Bartucca, Elisabetta (7 October 2021). "Il materiale emotivo, la recensione: Le parole sono importanti..." Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Bif&st, a Bari l'anteprima mondiale dell'ultimo film di Castellitto: 10 minuti di applausi per 'Il materiale emotivo'. In sala dal 7 ottobre". la Repubblica (in Italian). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Fassio, Valentina (12 August 2022). "Il materiale emotivo domina lo schermo di Ferragosto". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Nastri D'argento 2022 , dai film agli attori tutte le candidature". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
