Le conseguenze dell'amore (2004)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Writer:

Paolo Sorrentino (writer)

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Titta di Girolamo apparently has a regular and tedious life with nothing strange a part from his own name (as he uses to say)...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Switzerland | Mafia | Gun | Funeral

Awards:

8 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Toni Servillo	...	Titta di Girolamo
Olivia Magnani	...	Sofia
Adriano Giannini	...	Valerio
Antonio Ballerio	...	Bank manager
Gianna Paola Scaffidi	...	Giulia
Nino D'Agata	...	Mafioso
Vincenzo Vitagliano	...	Pippo D'Antò (as Enzo Vitagliano)
Diego Ribon	...	Director
Gilberto Idonea	...	Hired assassin
Giselda Volodi	...	Waitress
Giovanni Vettorazzo	...	Letizia
Gaetano Bruno	...	Hired Assassin
Ana Valeria Dini	...	Reader
Vittorio Di Prima	...	Nitto Lo Riccio
Angela Goodwin	...	Isabella

Also Known As:

The Consequences of Love (International: English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Ireland:16 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company:

Fandango

Trivia:

The book read by the girl at the table is Louis-Ferdinand Céline's "Voyage au bout de la nuit" (1932).

Quotes:

Carlo: Do you know what scare me, doctor? To die of old age... I want to die in a daring way.
Titta: It needs courage to die in a daring way.

Soundtrack:

Appocundria

Beautiful till the end

Although I totally agree with the previous comment regarding the marvellous acting of Toni Servillo as Titta Di Girolamo, I would also like to add the beautiful filming and montage which turns this movie virtually into a painting. The young director Paolo Sorrentino had the courage to experiment with different types of camera techniques which reminded me of Darren Aronofsky' Requiem for a Dream. They both used the same MTV-style filming combined with modern (alternative/techno) music, making the film – Le Consequenze dell'Amore - stand apart from the other crime/mafia movies in its genre. Even though the movie may start of very slow-paced almost "sec" compared to the faster Hollywood productions it should be enjoyed cause of its serenity, marvellous character portray and splendid ending. Definitely a must see for people who enjoy the European/Italian cinema. PS Toni keep on acting like this we need an encore.