Tartarughe sul Dorso


1h 32m 2005

Brief Synopsis

A meditation on two lives that barely touch yet seem constantly connected. A woman known simply as "She" brings a Scrabble set to an incarcerated man known as "He." The words formed relate to their history together: she coaxes him to recollect the first image he has of her, on a tram, but their awar

Film Details

Also Known As
Turtle on Their Backs
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Location
Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

A meditation on two lives that barely touch yet seem constantly connected. A woman known simply as "She" brings a Scrabble set to an incarcerated man known as "He." The words formed relate to their history together: she coaxes him to recollect the first image he has of her, on a tram, but their awareness of each other goes back to childhood, when as kids at a beach resort he was struck by her self-possessed charms, and presented her with a young turtle.

Film Details

Also Known As
Turtle on Their Backs
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005
Location
Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in Italy May 6, 2005

Shown at Venice International Film Festival September 1-11, 2004.

35mm

color

DTS

dialogue Italian, subtitled English

Released in Italy May 6, 2005