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I’VE SEEN FILMS 2010
International Film Festival
L’ape e il vento
L’ape e il vento
Genre: Fiction
Year of Production: 2009
Runtime: 12’
Country: Italy
Original format: 35 mm
Language: Italian
Director: Massimiliano Camaiti
Screenplay: M. Camaiti, Filippo Bologna
Cinematography: Michele D’Attanasio
Editing: Paola Freddi
Music: Andrea Farri
Cast: Elio Germano, Philippe Leroy
Production: Casta Diva Pictures
Matteo, a young engineer, returns to the mountains of his childhood to visit his father’s grave. The
serene atmosphere is interrupted by a bee that lands on his hand. When his car runs off the road into
a snowbank, Matteo seeks help at a nearby farmhouse. There he meets Giulio, an elderly and eccentric
farmer who tows the car with an old tractor, then invites Matteo to stay for supper. The young engineer
feels obliged to stay for the night in that house full of memories, sentiments and nostalgia.
Director’s Biography
Massimiliano Camaiti was born in Rome (Italy), in 1977. Massimiliano graduated in Economics
before deciding to concentrate on his greatest passion: filmmaking. He started working as an
assistant to several Italian directors: Carlo
Verdone, Silvio Soldini and Andrea Barzini. His
additional experience as a screenwriter
involves short films and various TV series. He
is an award-winning director. In 2009, he was
chosen by Gabriele Salvatores to direct
‘L’ape e il vento’, as part of the ‘Per Fiducia’
project.
Filmography
2009 - L’amore non esiste, L’ape e il vento
2006 - Armando
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