| Fiorile | |
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 Italian-language poster | |
| Directed by | Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani |
| Written by | Sandro Petraglia Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani |
| Produced by | Grazia Volpi |
| Starring | Claudio Bigagli Galatea Ranzi Michael Vartan |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Lanci |
| Edited by | Roberto Perpignani |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France Germany |
| Languages | Italian French |
Fiorile is a 1993 Italiandrama film about afamily curse caused by greed. The film was directed byPaolo andVittorio Taviani, and starsClaudio Bigagli,Galatea Ranzi, andMichael Vartan. It was entered into the1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
The titleFiorile allegedly is derived from the month ofFloréal (April–May) in theFrench Republican Calendar. The film is also known asWild Flower.
While travelling to visit their grandfather inTuscany, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. DuringNapoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean but while he was distracted by her, Elisabetta's brother Corrado unintentionally stole the regiment's gold that Jean was guarding, causing Jean's death by firing squad and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them theMaledetti, the 'cursed' (Benedetti means 'blessed'). The children's grandfather Massimo Benedetti is the last man to be directly affected by the curse but will he pass it onto them?
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