Dammi il La 
| Directed by: | Matteo Servente |
|---|---|
| Written by: | Sarah Ledbetter |
| Starring: | Marco Toloni, Tatiana Lepore, Lorenzo Bartoli |
| Country: | Italy |
| Created: | 2006 |
| Runtime: | 20 min. |
| Member: | Taddeos1974 |
Average rating: 5 by 1 users
Film Description:
A priest succumbs to the urge of recounting the story of an inexplicable friendship to a blocked composer who visits his church every morning.
Synopsis
The lives of three very different people become interwoven when Pietro stops what he’s been doing, comes down off of his stilts, breaks down, and has to be put back together by Marguerite. Pietro is a Catholic priest, and Marguerite is a composer. Their meeting takes place in a chapel in Torino, Italy. Pietro has lost his one and only friend, six years ago. Petrified his heart will break, he’s refused to speak of it to anyone. That is, until the day comes when weird but apparently lovable Marguerite—every single day at nine o’clock sharp Marguerite—is standing in the right place at the right time to catch his heart’s unfolding and walk with it to someplace new. A voyage within a voyage. What Pietro has to say unfixes the gentle but musty coil of duct tape Marguerite had wrapped tenderly, angrily about her own ears long ago, even longer ago than Pietro’s tragic events. She wishes he’d stop. She barely knows him. He will not stop. Marguerite would have broken down if she’d heard this story a few years ago. Not today. Today it might cause her to erupt. Pietro should perhaps move out of the way.200 But no. This won’t be the throes of an awakening volcano, but the first primordial burp of a chick discovering its destiny as a songbird.
Forms: Narrative Fiction, Short
Genres: Drama, Independent
Screenings & Events
Memphis Int'l Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: BEST SHORT
Memphis, U S A
March 2006
Fargo Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: BEST SHORT
Fargo, U S A
March 2006
Worldfest Independent Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Silver Remy Award
Houston, TX, U S A
April 2006
Sarasota Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: AUDIENCE AWARD AS BEST SHORT
Sarasota, U S A
April 2006
Newport Beach Film Festival
Film Festival
Newport Beach, U S A
April 2006
Ozone Film Festival
Film Festival
Covington, U S A
April 2006
Cittadella Del Corto
Film Festival
Rome, Italy
May 2006
Ischia Film Festival
Film Festival
Ischia, Italy
June 2006
Arcipelago Film Festival
Film Festival
Rome, Italy
June 2006
Innibos film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT 2ND PRIZE
Swaziland
June 2006
Hollyshorts
Film Festival
Awards: BEST DRAMA
U S A
July 2006
Century City Film Festival
Film Festival
U S A
October 2006
Signals Film Festival
Film Festival
Colchester, United Kingdom
October 2006
Bend Film Festival
Film Festival
Bend, U S A
October 2006
Chicago International Film Festival
Film Festival
Chicago, U S A
October 2006
Home Brewed International Film Festival
Film Festival
Australia
October 2006
Golden Lion Film Festival
Film Festival
Swaziland
October 2006
Dubrovnik International Film Festival
Film Festival
Dubrovnik, Croatia
October 2006
Rhode Island Int'l FIlm Festival
Film Festival
U S A
November 2006
Northampton Independent Film Festival
Film Festival
Northampton, U S A
November 2006
Annapolis Film Festival
Film Festival
Annapolis, U S A
November 2006
Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio
Film Festival
Siena, Italy
November 2006
Miami Short Film Festival
Film Festival
Miami, U S A
November 2006
Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival
Film Festival
U S A
February 2007
Bradford International Film Festival
Film Festival
Bradford, United Kingdom
March 2007
Delray Beach Film Festival
Film Festival
Delray Beach, U S A
March 2007
Sacramento Int'l Film Festival
Film Festival
U S A
March 2007
Cast & Crew
Edoardo Servente (Executive Producer), Matteo Servente (Producer (1st Project), Director (1st Project))
WritingSarah Ledbetter (Writer (1st Project))
PerformanceLorenzo Bartoli (Lead Actor), Marco Toloni (Lead Actor), Pietro Tosetto (Supporting Actor), Tatiana Lepore (Lead Actor)
CameraAngelo Galeano (Sound Mixer), Thomas Wittmann (Cinematographer/DP)
Art DepartmentElena Giampaoli (Art Director), Luciana Ciliento (Costume Designer), Sarah Ledbetter (Production Designer)
Post ProductionDavide Favargiotti (Sound Editor), Martin Heffels (Picture Editor)
MusicAndrea Dalla Fontana (Original Music/Composer)
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Ratings
11 Comments about Dammi il La
Jun 20, 2007 06:48PM
I saw your film back in Sarasota. It was beautiful. Like watching poetry. What are you both up to now? Maybe we will meet again in the future.
Jun 20, 2007 06:47PM
I saw your film back in Sarasota. It was beautiful. Like watching poetry. What are you both up to now? Maybe we will meet again in the future.
Mar 21, 2007 06:36AM
Francesca,
se vuoi puoi visitare il sito del film (www.dammiilla.cinema-utopia.com) e vedere il trailer. Poi, attraverso la sezione "contatti", puoi mandarmi il tuo indirizzo. Ti mando volentieri una copia del corto.
Mar 09, 2007 03:25PM
ciao, sembra fantastico il tuo corto, e hai vinto un mucchio di premi. Ma dove lo posso vedere tutto intero?
Francesca
Oct 10, 2006 01:05PM
Matteo - hi, we're really looking forward to seeing your film. The trailer looks beautiful, really classic. I've been following the Torino Film Festival website and I noticed your film is listed under the final results for the Spazio Torino - but it's in Italian and I can't understand what it all means!
Sep 29, 2006 12:58PM
It looks lovely.
Aug 24, 2006 11:51PM
Congratulations on you awards guys! Keep it going. Looking forward to seeing the film at one of your next film festival...
Ciao e buona fortuna!
Jun 20, 2006 11:53AM
Perfectly shooted, great photography, with chosen yet very
Jun 06, 2006 09:57AM
An all round lovely film - beautiful concept matched with lovely visuals and a great soundtrack.
Jun 06, 2006 02:17AM
ciao a tutti !!! buona idea questa ....
Jun 03, 2006 03:25AM
I loved the film. The countryside, acting, score, unspoken things, the depth of character development, its entire conception, make this a truly remarkable jewel of a film.
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