Christine Cristina
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| Directed by | Stefania Sandrelli |
| Screenplay by | Giacomo Scarpelli Stefania Sandrelli Marco Tiberi Furio Scarpelli (supervision) |
| Starring | Amanda Sandrelli Alessio Boni |
| Cinematography | Paolo Carnera |
| Edited by | Patrizio Marone |
| Music by | Pasquale Catalano |
| Distributed by | 01 Distribution |
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| Language | Italian |
Christine Cristina is a 2009 Italian biographical drama film co-written and directed by Stefania Sandrelli, in her directorial debut. It depicts medieval writer Christine de Pizan's real life events.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Amanda Sandrelli as Christine
- Alessio Boni as Gerson
- Alessandro Haber as Charleton
- Paola Tiziana Cruciani as Therèse
- Blas Roca-Rey as Carmaux
- Naomi Marzullo as Maria
- Nicholas Marzullo as Giovanetto
- Roberto Herlitzka as Sartorius
- Sara Bertelà as Marguerite
- Mattia Sbragia as the judge
- Stefano Molinari as Gontler
- Antonella Attili as Nanà
- Paolo De Vita as Picpompon
- Ted Rusoff as Friar Severino
Production
[edit]Sandrelli knew of Christine de Pizan after looking for books for Christmas gifts, and she soon became passionate about her story, even finding similarities with her own life.[1] The film was produced by Cinemaundici, Diva and Rai Cinema with a budget of about 2.5 million euros.[1][2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered out of competition at the 2009 Rome Film Festival.[2] It was released in Italian cinemas on 7 May 2010.[3]
Reception
[edit]Cineuropa described the film as "more of a sincere effort than a real success".[2] Similarly, Mymovies noted how "the final product of the film do not live up to its high premises", and gave the film a score of 2.5 out of 5.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stefania Sandrelli debutta in regia con il film "Christine Cristina"". Il Tempo (in Italian). 25 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Barcaro, Gabriele (20 October 2009). "Christine Cristina, A (proto)feminist against the powers that be". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Cinema: 'Christine Cristina' di Stefania Sandrelli nelle sale italiane dal 7 maggio". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 19 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Becattini, Edoardo (20 October 2009). "Christine Cristina". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
