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'''''The Circumstance''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''La |
'''''The Circumstance''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''La Circostanza)'' is a 1973 Italian [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Ermanno Olmi]]. The film was screened at the 1974 [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], where it received a special mention.<ref>{{Cite web|title=22 edition. 1974 Awards |url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com:443/1974/awards_and_jury_members/awards/1/67/in |access-date=2020-05-27 |website=San Sebastian Film Festival |language=es}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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* [https://www.cinematografo.it/film/la-circostanza-sv7z971k ''The Circumstance''] at Cinematografo |
* [https://www.cinematografo.it/film/la-circostanza-sv7z971k ''The Circumstance''] at Cinematografo |
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* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/la-circostanza-v155777 ''The Circumstance''] |
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The Circumstance (Italian: La Circostanza) is a 1973 Italian drama film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. The film was screened at the 1974 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it received a special mention.[1]
Plot
Laura, a lawyer who comes from an upper-class Milanese family, leads an altogether placid life. After witnessing an almost-fatal motorcycle accident near her family's country home, she becomes obsessed with the young victim, leading to a series of flashbacks and introspective instants that probe the bourgeois life she leads.
Cast
- Ada Savelli as Laura
- Gaetano Porro as Laura's husband
- Massimo Tabak as Beppe, Laura's eldest son
- Raffaella Bianichi as Silvia
- Mario Sireci as Tommaso
Reception
The film has been praised by critic Derek Elley as a "romantic highpoint in Olmi's oeuvre" and "his most accomplished piece of work."[2]
External links
- The Circumstance at IMDb
- The Circumstance at Cinematografo
- The Circumstance at AllMovie
References
- ^ "22 edition. 1974 Awards". San Sebastian Film Festival (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "THE CIRCUMSTANCE". Cleveland Institute of Art. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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