The sweet art of idleness
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The sweet art of idleness |
| Original title | Dolce far niente |
| Country of production | Romania , Italy , France , Belgium |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nae Caranfil |
| script | Nae Caranfil based on Frédéric Vitoux |
| production |
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Rosanna Seregni |
| music | Nicola Piovani |
| camera | Christian Comeaga |
| cut | Maryline Monthieux |
| occupation | |
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The sweet art of idleness is a film by the renowned Romanian director Nae Caranfil from 1998. For the script, Caranfil used the novel La comédie de Terracina by Frédéric Vitoux as a literary source. He draws an impressive portrait of the time of the dismantling of moral values in a time of political and historical change.
action
The drama is set in Italy at the beginning of the 19th century, in the period after the Congress of Vienna , and tells of the experiences of a young writer who is based on the French writer Stendhal .
On his two-year trip through Italy, the French Henri Beyle (later known as Stendhal) is forced to stop in a small town called Terracina . His onward journey to Naples is thwarted by fighting between Italian rebels and Austrian troops.
Beyle finds accommodation with Count Nencini. Unexpectedly, he becomes entangled in the cabal in the castle. While his companion, widow Joséphina, whom he himself desires, is only interested in the Count , an intimate relationship develops between the Countess and the composer Rossini , who is also a guest. After the count disappears into the mountains to meet with insurgents who are rebelling against the Austrian occupiers, the complex relationship breaks apart.
Awards
The film won the Golden Bayard Award for best screenplay at the Festival International du Film Francophone in Namur, Belgium in September 1998 .
reception
It was premiered on March 31, 1999 in France. The Italian premiere took place on April 23, 1999. In addition, the film was presented on July 3, 1999 at the 34th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and on November 18, 2007 at the 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in the Balkan Overview section .
Web links
- The sweet art of idleness in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The sweet art of idleness in the lexicon of international film
Individual evidence
- ^ Festival International du Film Francophone: Films ( Memento of February 23, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ International Thessaloniki Film Festival