Cosmonaut (film)

This article is about the 2009 Italian film. For other films, see Cosmonaut (disambiguation).

Cosmonaut
Directed by	Susanna Nicchiarelli
Written by	Susanna Nicchiarelli Teresa Ciabatti
Produced by	Domenico Procacci
Cinematography	Gherardo Gossi
Music by	Max Casacci
Production company	Fandango
Release date	September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (Italy)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian Russian

Cosmonaut (Italian: Cosmonauta) is a 2009 Italian coming-of-age film written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli.[1] It won the Controcampo Italiano at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.[2] It also won the Ciak d'oro for best first work.[3]

Plot

Cosmonaut follows a young girl named Luciana, who struggles to have her voice heard in a youth communist group dominated by men. She comes up with the platform to mobilize communism in her town by bringing recognition to the Soviet's progress in the space race. As a strong and stubborn female character, she struggles to balance new relationships and her role as her epileptic brother's supervisor.

Cast

• Miriana Raschillà as Luciana Proietti
• Pietro Del Giudice as Arturo Proietti
• Michelangelo Ciminale as Vittorio
• Chiara Arrighi as Fiorella
• Valentino Campitelli as Angelo
• Claudia Pandolfi as Rosalba
• Sergio Rubini as Armando
• Susanna Nicchiarelli as Marisa
• Angelo Orlando as Leonardo

See also

• List of Italian films of 2009

References

1. Boyd van Hoeij (September 6, 2009). "Review: 'Cosmonaut'". Variety. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. Claudia Mormiglione (September 12, 2009). "Il Leone d'oro a "Lebanon" Premiate Trinca e Rappoport". La Repubblica. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
3. "Ciak D'Oro 2010, 'Mine Vaganti' miglior film e Diritti miglior regista". Adnkronos. June 8, 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

External links

• Cosmonaut at IMDb