MATER NATURA
Naples and its crazy, bitter reality. Pretty transsexual Desiderio falls head-over-heels in love with Andrea, a gorgeous guy who runs a car wash, and dreams of being able to completely change her life to live with him. Reality, however, throws many obstacles in Desiderio’s path: her parents refuse…
regia/director massimo andrei soggetto/subject massimo andrei sceneggiatura /screenplay massimo andrei, silvia ranfagni fotografia/cinematographer vladan radovic montaggio/editing shara spinella scene / scene design carlo de marino, luca servino costumi / costume design giovanni addante musica / music lino cannavacciuolo cast/cast maria pia calzone, valerio foglia manzillo, enzo moscato, vladimir luxuria genere / genre commedia formato originale/original format 35 mm – color durata/running time 90’ paese di produzione/country of production italia / italy produzione/production umbero massa per kubla khan distribuzione/distribution istituto luce Naples and its crazy, bitter reality. Pretty transsexual Desiderio falls head-over-heels in love with Andrea, a gorgeous guy who runs a car wash, and dreams of being able to completely change her life to live with him. Reality, however, throws many obstacles in Desiderio’s path: her parents refuse to accept her and Andrea is engaged to another girl. She finds consolation in a group of transsexual friends, Massimino, Europa, Suegno and Vera Vuman, who are planning to move away from the city to open an organic farm and drop-in centre for men in crisis at the foot of Vesuvius. A love for nature combined with their ability to listen. A universal story of dignity and social redemption, where events tragically represent the inevitable nature of destiny which will change Desiderio’s life and that of all her friends…
MASSIMO ANDREI Author and director. He studies and works mainly for the theatre, where he is directed, among others, by G. Corbelli, A. Calende, P. Sepe, C. Giuffrè. In 1994 he met the New Neapolitan Drama. He has worked for Vincenzo Salemme’s theatre company, and Salemme has directed him as an actor in his films “Amore a prima vista” and “Volesse il cielo!”. He has written many plays and cabaret shows for the theatre. He has written, directed, acted for RAI in many a radio play, for the TV he has acted in many fiction series. He has co-written many of the “Chiambretti c’é” TV shows. He also writes lyrics for Peppe Barra and lyrics for the music of Nicola Piovani, Lino Cannavacciuolo and Germano Mazzocchetti. “Mater Natura” is his first feature film.
2005 Mater Natura (lungometraggio, feature) |
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