Sicily!
6.7
A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time. He learns about the Sicilian way of life from stylized conversations with an orange picker, his fellow train passengers, his mother, and a knife-sharpener.
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Jean-Marie Straub Director · Danièle Huillet Director Elio Vittorini Author
United States release October 11, 1999 · Produced in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland · Production Pierre Grise Productions, CNC
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Straub-Huillet
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Pierre Grise Productions
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CNC
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Alia Film
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Istituto Luce Cinecittà
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SR
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WDR
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HR
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ARD Degeto
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Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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Italy · France · Germany · Switzerland
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Original title
Sicilia!
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Germany · May 19, 1999
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 1999
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Italy · November 5, 1999
Theatrical
United States
March 6, 2008 · Premiere · Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
February 6, 2017 · Premiere · UCLA
Argentina
December 2, 2000 · Premiere · International Festival of Cinema and Video on Human Rights
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Belgium
May 17, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 28, 1999 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
France
May 20, 1999 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 12, 2000 · Theatrical · Lisbon
Switzerland
August 11, 2017 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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