THE RED APPLE

20 min, short film, Quebec, Canada, 2014
Directed byPrincigalli, Giovanni
Produced byGiovanni Princigalli with Heros Fragiles
LanguagesItalian, Romanian
Short description

In this short movie, two children improvise and stage their actual lives.

Film subjects Coming of Age , Europe , Society
Regis du cinemas, general

Film details

Synopsis
This is the story of a friendship and burgeoning love between two Romanian Gypsy kids in a camp on the outskirts of Bari in southern Italy. Vitalis just arrived from Romania. On his first day at school, Vitalis gets taken there by Giuly, but at school he is the victim of an act of racism. Giuly and Vitalis never readed the screenplay, they play with their real names, as they relive and recite their daily.

 

Credits

Screenplay and direction : Giovanni Princigalli

Image : Luciano Parravicini

Editing: Andrea Caldarola Gadaleta et Giovanni Princigalli
Music : Maria Grazia Abatantuono, Giuseppe Fiore, Alessandro Pipino

Sound recording : Orfeo Genchi

Sound mix : Guillaume Daoust

Producer : Giovanni Princigalli with Heros Fragiles

Direction

Princigalli, Giovanni

Born in Bari, Italy, Giovanni Princigalli lives in Montreal since 2003. He studied cinema in Italy, France and Quebec (master at University of Montreal).