| Sciopèn | |
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| Directed by | Luciano Odorisio |
| Written by | Luciano Odorisio |
| Produced by | RAI |
| Starring | Michele Placido Giuliana De Sio Fabio Traversa |
| Cinematography | Nando Forni |
| Edited by | Patrizia Proserpio |
| Music by | Frédéric Chopin |
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Running time | 106 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Sciopèn (also known asChopin) is a 1982Italiancomedy film directed byLuciano Odorisio.[1] The film entered the competition at the39thVenice Film Festival, in which it won the Silver Lion for best first work.[2] Odorisio was awarded best new director at theSan Sebastián International Film Festival, whileTino Schirinzi won aSilver Ribbon forbest supporting actor.[2]
InAbruzzo, in the town ofChieti, a group of friends, workers with the passion of classical music, try to rebuild a historic city orchestra, which no longer exists. The final concert provides only compositions the famous composerFrédéric Chopin, and the citizens of Chieti seem willing to finance the project. However, The mayor and local officials are skeptical because they think only of their own interests. So the project soon failed, but the workers come back from defeat with a smile.
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