The Four Times
“Human. Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.”
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.
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10 people
Michelangelo Frammartino Director · Andrea Locatelli Cinematographer Benni Atria Editor
United States release March 30, 2011 · Produced in Germany, Italy, Switzerland · Languages Italian, No dialogue
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Vivo Film
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Essential Filmproduktion
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Ventura Film
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Invisibile Film
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Invisible Film
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Germany · Italy · Switzerland
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Original title
Le quattro volte
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian · No dialogue
Release dates
France · May 16, 2010
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · May 28, 2010
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 2011
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 3, 2010 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 26, 2010 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
November 13, 2010 · Premiere · Denver International Film Festival
January 9, 2011 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
April 2, 2011 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
April 23, 2011 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Brazil
October 22, 2010 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
December 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
September 16, 2010 · Premiere · TIFF
China
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival
France
August 6, 2010 · Premiere · Lama Film Festival
October 9, 2010 · Premiere · Cinessonne Film Festival
December 15, 2010 · Premiere · Les Arcs International Film Festival
December 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
February 17, 2011 · Premiere · Berlinale
Japan
April 30, 2011 · Theatrical
June 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Russia
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 12, 2013 · Premiere · Locarno International Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 21, 2011 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
March 20, 2011 · Premiere · Bradford International Film Festival
May 27, 2011 · Theatrical
September 26, 2011 · Physical · DVD
November 12, 2014 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
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