Bianca (1984)
Bianca (1984), directed by Nanni Moretti, starring Nanni Moretti and Laura Morante.
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Synopsis
Michele, a young mathematics professor, moves into a new flat. Lonely, depressed and neurotic, he spends his time obsessively monitoring the couples around him, especially his neighbors, a young pair struggling to make their relationship work. When Bianca, a new teacher at the local high school, enters his life, Michele finds himself falling in love. At the same time, a string of murders rocks the neighborhood, casting suspicion on him.
- Luciano TovoliCinematography
- Nanni MorettiDirector, Screenplay, Story
- Mirco GarroneEditing
- Achille ManzottiProducer
About the film
Sweet Body of Bianca (Italian: Bianca) is a 1984 Italian mystery film directed by Nanni Moretti.
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Sweet Body of Bianca (Italian: Bianca) is a 1984 Italian mystery film directed by Nanni Moretti.
Plot
In Rome, Michele Apicella moves to a new apartment and starts a new job as mathematics teacher in the experimental Marilyn Monroe high school where most of the staff are, like him, eccentric. A solitary man, scrupulous about his work, one of his obsessions is the life of his new neighbours. He befriends a young couple, Maximilian and Aurora, but is deeply upset when he sees the girl with another man. She is found dead and the police inspector, thinking that Michele may know more than he reveals, puts him under surveillance.
An attractive new teacher, Bianca, arrives at the school and the two show interest in each other. She is living with a man, but decides to leave him and move in with Michele. While he is overjoyed to have the love of a beautiful and affectionate young woman, he is afraid that this perfection will not last and that like so many other couples he knows they will fall out.
One couple he is upset by are Ignazio and Maria who, despite his efforts to reconcile them, are breaking up. When they are both murdered, the police inspector arrests Michele as a suspect, but he is freed when Bianca gives him a false alibi. He then breaks with Bianca, telling her it is better to part while they are happy and, once on his own, his already fragile mental equilibrium crumbles. The film ends with his rambling confession to the patient inspector over how the dead neighbour and friends had disappointed him and upset his need for order in life.
Themes in Moretti's other works
"Michele Apicella" is the nom-de-plume used by Nanni Moretti for his roles in all his films (except The Mass Is Ended (1985)) until Palombella rossa of 1989. Another recurrent theme of Moretti's films, the Sacher torte, is also present in Bianca.
Production
Songs in the film include "Insieme a te non ci sto più" (sung by Caterina Caselli), "Il cielo in una stanza" by Gino Paoli and "Scalo a Grado" by Franco Battiato.
The school psychologist is played by Luigi Moretti, Nanni's father.
In the Marilyn Monroe school, the traditional portraits of the President of the Italian Republic in the rooms are replaced by that of football goalkeeper Dino Zoff.
See also
List of Italian films of 1984
References
External links
Sweet Body of Bianca at IMDb
Text from Sweet Body of Bianca on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Body_of_Bianca
Trivia
- It premiered on February 23, 1984, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h36 — a typical feature length.
- It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — David di Donatello for Best Actor among them.
- This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosReteitalia, Faso Film
- CountriesItaly
- LanguagesItalian
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Nominations
- David di Donatello for Best Actor 1984
Set in
- Rome
Cast
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Nanni Moretti
Michele Apicella -
Laura Morante
Bianca -
Roberto Vezzosi
Commissario -
Remo Remotti
Siro Siri -
Claudio Bigagli
Ignazio -
Enrica Maria Modugno
Aurora -
Vincenzo Salemme
Massimiliano -
Margherita Sestito
Maria -
Dario Cantarelli
Preside - Virginie Alexandre Martina
- Matteo Fago Matteo
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Giovanni Buttafava
Prof. Vassallo -
Alberto Cracco
Mario, patrigno di Martina - Giovannella De Luca Dirimpettaia
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Nicola Di Pinto
Poliziotto - Mauro Fabretti Poliziotto
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Mario Garriba
Dirimpettaio -
Gianfelice Imparato
Pioggia, fidanzato di Bianca - Mario Monaci Toschi Edo, segretario scolastico
- Giorgio Viterbo Professore di storia
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Crew
- Luciano Tovoli Cinematography
- Nanni Moretti Director
- Mirco Garrone Editing
- Achille Manzotti Producer
- Franco Piersanti Original music
- Nanni Moretti Screenplay
- Nanni Moretti Story
- Sandro Petraglia Screenplay
Questions about this film
What is Bianca about?
Bianca: Michele, a young mathematics professor, moves into a new flat. Lonely, depressed and neurotic, he spends his time obsessively monitoring the couples around him, especially his neighbors, a young pair struggling to make their relationship work. When Bianca, a new teacher at the local high school, enters his life, Miche…
Who directed Bianca?
Bianca was directed by Nanni Moretti in 1984.
Who stars in Bianca?
The cast of Bianca includes Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Roberto Vezzosi, Remo Remotti and Claudio Bigagli.
How long is Bianca?
Bianca runs for 96 minutes, or 1h36.
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