Apartment in Athens

Apartment in Athens
Directed byRuggero Dipaola [it]
Screenplay byHeidrun Schleef
Luca De Benedittis
Ruggero Dipaola
Produced byRuggero Dipaola
StarringRichard Sammel
Gerasimos Skiadaresīs
Laura Morante
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Edited byRoberto Missiroli
Music byEnzo Pietropaoli
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
LanguageItalian

Apartment in Athens (Italian: Appartamento ad Atene) is a 2012 Italian war drama film produced, co-written and directed by Ruggero Dipaola [it], in his feature film debut. It is an adaptation of the 1945 novel of the same name by Glenway Wescott.

Plot

Cast

  • Richard Sammel as Captain Kalter
  • Gerasimos Skiadaresīs as Nicolas Heliamos
  • Laura Morante as Zoe Helianos
  • Alba De Torrebruna as Leda
  • Vincenzo Crea as Alex
  • Peter Boom as Major Von Roesch

Reception

Variety's film critic Dennis Harvey described the film as "a decent, well-acted drama that ably holds attention yet misses the chance to become something truly memorable".[1]

The film won the awards for best feature, best actor (Gerasimos Skiadaresis), best screenplay and best cinematography at the 13th Newport Beach Film Festival, and the world cinema section awards for best picture and best director at the 12th Phoenix Film Festival.[2][3] It was nominated for David di Donatello for best costumes (Alessandro Lai), and for Nastro d'Argento for best actress (Laura Morante).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Harvey, Dennis (3 September 2012). "Apartment in Athens". Variety. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ Peters, Sarah (4 May 2012). "Italian drama gets top recognition at festival". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ P., Terry (3 April 2012). "2012 Phoenix Film Festival Winners, SHUFFLE Wins Best Film". VIMooZ. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ Santoni, Simona (10 May 2013). "David di Donatello 2013, tutte le candidature: Vicari e Tornatore in testa". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ Brandi, Ciro (31 May 2013). "Nastri d'Argento 2013: 9 nomination per "La grande bellezza" e "La migliore offerta"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.