Respiro
Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.
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Cast
16 people
Valeria Golino
Grazia
Known for
Rain Man
Hot Shots!
Vincenzo Amato
Pietro
Known for
Red Notice
Unbroken
Francesco Casisa
Pasquale
Known for
Corleone
Golden Door
Veronica D'Agostino
Marinella
Known for
The Sicilian Girl
Filippo Pucillo
Filippo
Known for
Terraferma
Golden Door
Muzzi Loffredo
Nonna
Known for
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Elio Germano
Pier Luigi
Known for
Rose Island
Leopardi
Avy Marciano
velista francese
Known for
Ici tout commence
The Clink of Ice
Giuseppe Del Volgo
zio Pino
No other roles listed
Matteo Solina
Zio Antonio
No other roles listed
Vincenzo Barreca
Cefalo
Also in
Faida
Pasquale De Rubels
Bufalo
No other roles listed
Emanuele Crialese Director · Andrea Guerra Composer John Surman Composer
Worldwide gross $7.3M · United States release May 18, 2002 · Produced in Italy, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,309,845
Production
Fandango
Production
Roissy Films
Production
Medusa Film
Production
Eurimages
Production
Tele+
Production
TPS Cinéma
Production
Les Films des Tournelles
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · May 18, 2002
Theatrical
France · May 20, 2002
Theatrical · Source: IMDB (Cannes Film Festival)
Germany
April 10, 2003 · Theatrical · Source: IMDB
Italy
May 22, 2002 · Theatrical
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