

Respiro
2002-05-18 · 95 min · ★ 6.6
Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.
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- Directors
- Emanuele Crialese
- Production companies
- Fandango, Roissy Films, Medusa Film, Eurimages, Tele+, TPS Cinéma, Les Films des Tournelles
- Countries
- Italy, France
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 7,309,845
Top Cast
Valeria GolinoGrazia
Vincenzo AmatoPietro
Francesco CasisaPasquale
Veronica D'AgostinoMarinella
Filippo PucilloFilippo
Elio GermanoPier Luigi
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