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To Forget Venice
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Wikipedia article
'To Forget Venice' is a 1979 Italian drama film written and directed by Franco Brusati. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards.
Cast
* Mariangela Melato as Anna
* Eleonora Giorgi as Claudia
* Erland Josephson as Nicky
* Nerina Montagnani as Caterina
* David Pontremoli as Picchio
* Fred Personne as Fossino
* Armando Brancia as Owner of restaurant
Reviews
Roger Ebert in 1980, gave it 2.5 stars out of 4 and said "To Forget Venice doesn't feel like a story, it feels like an idea for a story, and that's the problem with it".
Derek Winnert in 2019 gave it 5 stars out of 5 and said "To Forget Venice [Dimenticare Venezia] is a poignant, telling, superb movie, based on a story by Franco Brusati, which was deservedly Oscar nominated as Best Foreign Language Film in 1979. By rights, it should have won".
Awards
*Academy Award nominee: Best Foreign Film
*David di Donatello: Best Film
*Nastro d'Argento: Best Actress (Mariangela Melato)
See also
* List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Italian films of 1979
References
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