Banat (film)

Banat (The Journey)
Banat (The Journey)
Directed by	Adriano Valerio
Written by	Adriano Valerio ; Ezio Abbate
Starring	Edoardo Gabbriellini ; Elena Radonicich
Cinematography	Jonathan Ricquebourg
Music by	Assen Avramov
Release date	September 4, 2015 (Venice Film Festival);
Running time	82 minutes
Language	Italian

Banat (The Journey), originally titled Banat (Il viaggio), is a 2015 Italian-Romanian-Bulgarian-Macedonian drama film written and directed by Adriano Valerio, at his feature film debut. It premiered in the International Critics’ Week section at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Ivo, an agronomist from Brindisi and with no job opportunities, agrees to move to Banat, a region of Romania, where he has just been hired by local farmers. Here he will be joined by Clara, a boat restorer, met just before leaving Italy. The two will embark on a journey to rediscover themselves that will lead them to discover new horizons.

Cast

Edoardo Gabbriellini as Ivo
Elena Radonicich as Clara
Stefan Velniciuc as Ion
Piera Degli Esposti as Miss Nitti
Ovanes Torosian as Christian

Production

Elena Radonicich was five months pregnant in real life during filming, so the director changed part of the story and adapted the character to the actress.^[4]

References

^ Silvana Silvestri (September 6, 2015). "Banat, una generazione in viaggio". Il manifesto. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ Camillo De Marco (September 4, 2015). "Banat: A voyage through uncertainty". CinEuropa. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ Clarence Tsui (November 11, 2015). "'Banat (Il viaggio)': Tirana Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ "Banat il viaggio videointervista a Elena Radonicich". www.spettacolomania.it. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

External links

Banat at IMDb

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[1] Silvana Silvestri (September 6, 2015). "Banat, una generazione in viaggio". Il manifesto. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[2] Camillo De Marco (September 4, 2015). "Banat: A voyage through uncertainty". CinEuropa. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[3] Clarence Tsui (November 11, 2015). "'Banat (Il viaggio)': Tirana Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

[4] "Banat il viaggio videointervista a Elena Radonicich". www.spettacolomania.it. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

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