Synopsis
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.
Respiro (2002) is a 1h 35min comedy feature film by Emanuele Crialese. Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated isla...
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Titles
| Original title | Respiro | |
| Alternate title | Grazia's Island | |
| Alternate title | Boccanera |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | May 18, 2002 |
| Theatrical | France | May 20, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 22, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 10, 2003 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
Full credits
| Director | Emanuele Crialese |
| Cast | 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), Donatella Battiali, Andrea Barreca, Francesco Edoardo Anglieri, Domenico Amato |
| Screenplay | Emanuele Crialese |
| Story | Emanuele Crialese |
| Producer | Domenico Procacci |
| Cinematography | Fabio Zamarion |
| Editing | Didier Ranz |
| Music | Andrea Guerra, John Surman |
| Sound | Emmanuel Croset |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
