The Medal
Brief Synopsis
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Story is told from the perspective of 10-year-old Anna who lives with her mother in a working-class neighborhood in 1950's Turin. Her father died a hero's death as a partisan in World War II, and her mother has since put romance out of her mind. Anna aspires to earn a medal that her Catholic teacher
Cast & Crew
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Sergio Rossi
Director
Antonella Ponziani
Sonia Grassi
Luigi Montini
Maria Monti
Enzo Salomone
Film Details
Also Known As
Medaglia, La, Medal
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
Story is told from the perspective of 10-year-old Anna who lives with her mother in a working-class neighborhood in 1950's Turin. Her father died a hero's death as a partisan in World War II, and her mother has since put romance out of her mind. Anna aspires to earn a medal that her Catholic teacher at school assigns to the best pupil but her mother's politics and refusal to let Anna make her First Communion get in the way.
Director
Sergio Rossi
Director
Cast
Antonella Ponziani
Sonia Grassi
Luigi Montini
Maria Monti
Enzo Salomone
Tresy Taddei
Franco Nero
Crew
Paolo Castaldini
Screenplay
Mario Dipace
Art Director
Franco Lecca
Director Of Photography
Patrizio Marone
Editor
Marco Mauti
Sound
Gianni Minervini
Producer
Alessandro Molinari
Music
Franceso Panni
Costume Designer
Sergio Rossi
Screenplay
Anita Sanders
Assistant Director
Maria Rosa Valli
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
Medaglia, La, Medal
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
1997
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Special Events) August 27 - September 6, 1997.
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