Nobel (2001)
Directed by Fabio Carpi

Drama

Film Synopsis

Having been notified that he has just won the Nobel Prize for literature, Alberto, a writer at the height of his fame, travels to Stockholm by car.  He is accompanied by a young journalist who has been tasked by a publishing house with covering the event.  At first, the two men find it hard to get on.  They belong to different generations, have different values, and appear to have nothing in common.  But, gradually, they begin to warm to one another and a cosy father-son relationship slowly develops...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Fabio Carpi
  • Script: Fabio Carpi
  • Cinematographer: Fabio Cianchetti
  • Cast: Héctor Alterio (Alberto), Stanislas Merhar (Alessandro), Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Eleonora), Otto Tausig (Gustav), Katja Riemann (Kristina), Bea Nedvig (Alphonsine), Mari Töröcsik (Inge Dietrich), Lea Mornar (Gretchen), Buddy Elias (Jensen), David Hirsh (Lindau), Gabi Gelle (Marlene), Lajos Mezey (Fritz)
  • Country: Italy / Denmark / France / Hungary
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 110 min

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