Directed by:
Mario MartoneCinematography:
Paolo CarneraCast:
Pierfrancesco Favino, Sofia Essaïdi, Tommaso Ragno, Daniela Ioia, Salvatore Striano, Nello Mascia, Francesco Di Leva, Aurora Quattrocchi, Virginia Apicella (more)Plots(1)
Acclaimed writer/director Mario Martone’s absorbing and suspenseful drama follows a man with a troubled past who returns to his native Neapolitan neighbourhood after 40 years of absence. Rione Sanità, Naples. Present day. 50-something businessman Felice Lasco (Pierfrancesco Favino) returns from the Middle East to visit his ageing mother (Aurora Quattrocchi). Wandering the streets, Felice rediscovers the city, its codes and rituals, and memories that still haunt him. Despite local priest Don Luigi’s (Francesco Di Leva) advice to leave his past behind, he seeks out his boyhood friend Oreste (Tommaso Ragno), now a feared local mobster... Beautifully shot and superbly realised, Nostalgia gradually and subtly reveals itself as the parable of a man and a city teetering between redemption and damnation. Vibrantly capturing the pulsing heart of southern Italy’s biggest city, it’s a deeply felt exploration of the complexity of homecoming. (Palace Films)
(more)Cast
Pierfrancesco Favino
Italy
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Gino Bartali - L'intramontabile (2006) (TV movie)
The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)
Sofia Essaïdi
Morocco
Tommaso Ragno
Italy
Best movies:
Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
Along the Ridge (2006)
Like Crazy (2016)
Daniela Ioia
Italy
Best movies:
The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019)
Salvatore Striano
Best movies:
Fortapàsc (2009)
Caesar Must Die (2012)
Gomorrah (2008)
Nello Mascia
Best movies:
One Man Up (2001)
Parthenope (2024)
The Immortal (2019)
Francesco Di Leva
Italy
Best movies:
Mixed by Erry (2022)
Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi (2009) (series)
Put Grandma in the Freezer (2018)
Aurora Quattrocchi
Italy
Best movies:
Malena (2000)
The Star Maker (1995)
Before the Night (2018) (TV movie)
Virginia Apicella
Best movies:
Nevia (2019)
Emanuele Palumbo
Best movies:
Mixed by Erry (2022)