Agata e la tempesta (2004)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Silvio Soldini

Writers:

Doriana Leondeff (writer)
Francesco Piccolo (writer)

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Life has some beautiful surprises.

Plot:

In Genoa, Agata runs her bookstore and, without meaning to, causes light bulbs and appliances to burn out...

Plot Keywords:

Po Valley | Bookstore | Architect | Chinese Medicine | Light Bulb

Awards:

10 nominations

Cast

Licia Maglietta	...	Agata
Giuseppe Battiston	...	Romeo
Emilio Solfrizzi	...	Gustavo
Marina Massironi	...	Ines Silvestri
Claudio Santamaria	...	Nico
Giselda Volodi	...	Maria Libera
Monica Nappo	...	Daria
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen	...	Pernille Margarethe Kierkegaard
Carla Astolfi	...	Geometra Mirabassi
Elena Nicastro	...	Iole / hostess
Remo Remotti	...	Generoso Rambone
Andrea Gussoni	...	Benedetto
Mauro Marino	...	Dottore
Silvana Bosi	...	Romeo's mother
Carlo De Ruggeri	...	Elettricista

Also Known As:

Agata and the Storm (USA) (literal English title)
Agatha and the Storm (International: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

Italy | Switzerland | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:7 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Company:

Albachiara

Funny Italian Comedy

This is another www.filmmovement.com movie, that was nominated for 8 Italian version of the Oscars. Like the others, it was released at the theaters and on DVD at the same time. Like the other two Film Movement movies I've seen, quality is the name of the game. And "Agata" is no exception. The story is a quirky comedy about life changing events that happen between two families, when a man finds out he has a different Mother than what he's known all these years. This revelation cause him to make a big turn in his life, get to know his new relatives, while dealing with the relatives he thought were his. This all leads to one big family that is far from normal, so to speak. Agata is his sister, a single woman who runs a book store, and has a much younger guy who says he's in love with her. Big problem, the guy is married. Also Agata has a problem with light bulbs. Whenever she is close to a light bulb it blows out. A rather novel approach to a comedy with many characters, and a lot of fun for the viewer. Good movie, highly recommended.