Travelling Companion


1h 46m 2000

Brief Synopsis

A cerebral exploration of two lives of solitude that intersect--the duo is comprised of an angry 19-year-old who maintains an agressive detachment from the society around her, and a retired professor clinging to his independence but subject to lapses of memory.

Film Details

Also Known As
Compagna di Viaggio, Compagne de voyage, Traveling Companion
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Istituto Luce-Cinecitta; Rai Cinema; Sacis
Distribution Company
Acadra Distribution; Istituto Luce-Cinecitta

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 46m

Synopsis

A cerebral exploration of two lives of solitude that intersect--the duo is comprised of an angry 19-year-old who maintains an agressive detachment from the society around her, and a retired professor clinging to his independence but subject to lapses of memory.

Film Details

Also Known As
Compagna di Viaggio, Compagne de voyage, Traveling Companion
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Istituto Luce-Cinecitta; Rai Cinema; Sacis
Distribution Company
Acadra Distribution; Istituto Luce-Cinecitta

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 46m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for a David di Donatello award, Italy's equivalent of the Oscar, in the category of Best Actress (Asia Argento).

Winner Best Actor (Michel Piccoli) at the 1997 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Winner of the 1997 David Award for Best Actress.

Released in France February 2, 2000

Released in United States August 26, 2003

Released in United States on DVD August 26, 2003

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 9-20, 1996.

Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3, 1998.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1996.

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.

Shown at the Shanghai International Film Festival October 24 - November 2, 1997.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.

color

Dolby (Spectral Recording)

Released in France February 2, 2000

Released in United States August 26, 2003

Released in United States on DVD August 26, 2003