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Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti)

Movie · 2010 · 3 people

Ferzan Özpetek directed Loose Cannons (Italian: Mine vaganti), a 2010 Italian comedy-drama. It centres on a well-off southern Italian family that runs a pasta factory, and on the secret both of its sons are hiding. The 110-minute film had its first showing on 13 February 2010 at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and reached cinemas in Italy, Switzerland and Turkey the following month.

The story follows the traditional Cantone family. Tommaso comes home after finishing his studies in Rome, planning to bring everyone together, tell them he is gay and leave the family business to become a writer. At the family gathering, however, his brother Antonio announces the very same truth first. The cast is led by Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi, Lunetta Savino, Ennio Fantastichini and Ilaria Occhini.

Özpetek wrote the screenplay with Ivan Cotroneo, and Domenico Procacci produced under the Fandango banner. In the United States the film won the Special Jury Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival on 28 April 2010, and it later played in Seattle, Provincetown, Palm Springs and London. Reviews were generally positive; the film was nominated for thirteen David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film, and took the supporting actor and supporting actress prizes for Ennio Fantastichini and Ilaria Occhini.

DirectorFerzan Özpetek
Production companyFandango

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Nicole Grimaudo Nicole Grimaudo Actor · 46 years old Alessandro Preziosi Alessandro Preziosi Actor · 53 years old Carmine Recano Carmine Recano Actor · 45 years old

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A traditional Italian family, a big announcement planned for the dinner table, and plans that go sideways: the film handles family expectations and identity through comedy. Because of its subject, I would say it suits teenagers and adults more than young children. It can touch anyone caught between their family's expectations and their own dreams. A good chance to watch with teenagers and then talk about acceptance and tolerance.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Ferzan Özpetek sets a warm table here: a large family, several generations, tradition and love. The story of the Cantones, who run a pasta factory, has a sincerity that recalls our own old family films, and it treats a serious subject without being hurtful, through laughter. The award-winning performances of Ennio Fantastichini and Ilaria Occhini carry much of the film's emotional weight. At times the crowd of characters makes the story feel scattered, but this is a film with a heart that leaves you feeling better.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Özpetek and Ivan Cotroneo's script cleverly flips the classic homecoming-and-confession set-up: Antonio getting in first with the very announcement Tommaso had carefully prepared becomes both the engine of the comedy and the source of the drama. That reversal is the film's best idea, and a cast led by Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessandro Preziosi and Nicole Grimaudo carries the tone evenly. Over 110 minutes, though, the shifts between comedy and melodrama are not always smooth, and the sheer number of side characters sometimes scatters the narrative. The Special Jury Prize at Tribeca and thirteen David di Donatello nominations show how loved the film was despite its flaws.

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