Gasoline (film)

"Benzina" redirects here. For the Moroccan footballer, see Nouhaila Benzina. For the archaeologist, see Zeineb Benzina.
Gasoline
Directed byMonica Stambrini
Written by
Produced byGalliano Juso
Starring
CinematographyFabio Cianchetti
Edited byPaola Freddi
Music byMassimo Zamboni
Distributed byStrand Releasing (US)
Release date
  • 20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) (Italy)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$4,307 (US sub total)

Gasoline (Italian: Benzina) is a 2001 Italian crime film directed by Monica Stambrini. It is based on a novel by Elena Stancanelli.[1]

Plot

A young lesbian couple, Stella and Lenni, go on the run after the accidental death of Lenni's mother.

Cast

Reception

Gasoline was nominated for the Prize of the City of Torino at the 2001 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema and the Outstanding Film award at the 2004 GLAAD Media Awards.[2]

Kevin Thomas, writing for the Los Angeles Times praised the lead actors but said the film was "too derivative and sensational for its own sake to work."[3]

References

  1. ^ Cockrell, Eddie (26 September 2002), "Gasoline Review", Variety, retrieved 20 August 2009
  2. ^ "Nominees for the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. 8 December 2003. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  3. ^ Thomas, Kevin (29 August 2003), "'Gasoline' — Movie Review", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 20 August 2009


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