Special event: Kryptonite!

Special Event:
Kryptonite!
Sponsored by the Los Angeles Italian Cultural Institute
Co-Presented by USC
 Directed by Ivan Cotroneo
Cast: Valeria Golino, Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Zingaretti, Libero De Rienzo, Fabrizio Gifuni
Runtime: 98 minutes, Year: 2011
Country: Italy, Language: Italian, with English Subtitles
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About the film:
Warmly received by the public and critics at the Rome International Film Festival, Kryptonite! is the directorial debut of highly regarded novelist and screenwriter Ivan… Show more Cotroneo ( I Am Love ).
It’s 1970s Naples and bullied, nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mum has taken to her bed with depression.
Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of his older cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world, as well as encouraging Peppino to accept his individuality in spite of what is said at home and at school.
With Italian versions of period classic songs, all the colours of peace and love amid the city’s backstreets, seventies-set Kryptonite! is a fresh, tender and funny tale exploring love, diversity and dreams.
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Annecy Italian Cinema Festival: Award for Best Actress
Rome Film Fest: Nomination for Golden Marc'Aurelio Award
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Nominations for Best Actress, Comedy and Costume Design
Golden Globes, Italy: Nomination for Best Actress
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