Thursday February 10, 8:00 PM
Genetics and Plant Biology Building, Room 100 (map)

Amnèsia (Italy/Spain 2002)
Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
Starring Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini, Martina Stella, María Jurado, Alessandra Martines, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Antonia San Juan, Bebo Storti, Ugo Conti, Rubén Ochandiano.
Runtime: 2h00
Italian and Spanish dialogues, WITH English subtitles

At the start of the Spring 2005 Italian Movie Nights, for the first time organized in collaboration with Iberia, the Association of Spanish Students in Berkeley, we have chosen a film about the relationship between Italians and Spaniards. Amnèsia is a wild romp, a Tarantino-style divertissement set around a dance club in the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, from director Gabriele Salvatores, winner of the Academy Award for Mediterraneo, and whose Io non ho paura enjoyed wide acclaim last year in the USA. Italian and Spanish actors form the cast of this multilingual feature. Among them, cult actors Diego Abatantuono and Sergio Rubini, together with rising star Martina Stella, and, on the Spanish side, Antonia San Juan, unforgettable as Agrado in All About My Mother.

• 2002 Silver Ribbon: Nominated for Best Original Story and Editing.
• 2002 Italian Academy Awards (David): Nominated for Best Editing.
• 2002 Málaga Film Festival: Nominated for Best Film.

For more information about the movie (in English, unless indicated):

• Official Web Page.
• Internet Movie Database.
• Interview with the director (in Italian).
• Dossier from RAI Italica.
• CineHall - Info and Pictures (in Italian).
• Biography of director Salvatores.
• Amnèsia, the disco club!

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Last updated February 7, 2005 by Andrea Trave