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Nine

- This Holiday Season, Be Italian.

Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.

Release Date : 2009-12-03

Language :EnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Relativity MediaThe Weinstein CompanyMarc Platt ProductionsLucamar ProductionsWeinstein Brothers Productions

Production Country : ItalyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Nine

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Character Name : Guido Contini

Original Name : Daniel Day-Lewis

Gender : Male

Marion Cotillard

Character Name : Luisa Contini

Original Name : Marion Cotillard

Gender : Female

Penélope Cruz

Character Name : Carla

Original Name : Penélope Cruz

Gender : Female

Nicole Kidman

Character Name : Claudia

Original Name : Nicole Kidman

Gender : Female

Judi Dench

Character Name : Lilli

Original Name : Judi Dench

Gender : Female

Sophia Loren

Character Name : Mamma

Original Name : Sophia Loren

Gender : Female

Kate Hudson

Character Name : Stephanie

Original Name : Kate Hudson

Gender : Female

Fergie

Character Name : Saraghina

Original Name : Fergie

Gender : Female

Ricky Tognazzi

Character Name : Dante

Original Name : Ricky Tognazzi

Gender : Male

Enzo Cilenti

Character Name : Leopardi

Original Name : Enzo Cilenti

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Cederna

Character Name : Fausto

Original Name : Giuseppe Cederna

Gender : Male

Elio Germano

Character Name : Pierpaolo

Original Name : Elio Germano

Gender : Male

Andrea Di Stefano

Character Name : Benito

Original Name : Andrea Di Stefano

Gender : Male

Roberto Nobile

Character Name : Jaconelli

Original Name : Roberto Nobile

Gender : Male

Amy Bailey

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Amy Bailey

Gender : Female

Claudia Mancinelli

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Claudia Mancinelli

Gender : Female

Remo Remotti

Character Name : Cardinal

Original Name : Remo Remotti

Gender : Male

Michele Alhaique

Character Name : Don Mario

Original Name : Michele Alhaique

Gender : Male

Martina Stella

Character Name : Donatella

Original Name : Martina Stella

Gender : Female

Valerio Mastandrea

Character Name : De Rossi

Original Name : Valerio Mastandrea

Gender : Male

Sandro Dori

Character Name : Studio Superintendent

Original Name : Sandro Dori

Gender : Male

Romina Carancini

Character Name : Production Assistant/Female Dancer

Original Name : Romina Carancini

Gender : Male

Alessandro Denipotti

Character Name : Production Assistant

Original Name : Alessandro Denipotti

Gender : Male

Alessandro Fiore

Character Name : Production Assistant

Original Name : Alessandro Fiore

Gender : Male

Erica Gohdes

Character Name : Production Assistant

Original Name : Erica Gohdes

Gender : Male

Gianluca Frezzato

Character Name : Production Assistant/Male Dancer

Original Name : Gianluca Frezzato

Gender : Male

Paola Zaccari

Character Name : Production Assistant/Female Dancer

Original Name : Paola Zaccari

Gender : Male

Roberta Mastromichele

Character Name : Roberta/Female Dancer

Original Name : Roberta Mastromichele

Gender : Male

Francesco De Vito

Character Name : Radio Reporter

Original Name : Francesco De Vito

Gender : Male

Francesca Fanti

Character Name : Dinardo

Original Name : Francesca Fanti

Gender : Female

Enzo Squillino Jr.

Character Name : Reporter 1

Original Name : Enzo Squillino Jr.

Gender : Male

Michael Peluso

Character Name : Reporter 2

Original Name : Michael Peluso

Gender : Male

Jonathan Del Vecchio

Character Name : Reporter 3

Original Name : Jonathan Del Vecchio

Gender : Male

Jake Canuso

Character Name : Reporter 4

Original Name : Jake Canuso

Gender : Male

Eliot Giuralarocca

Character Name : Reporter 5

Original Name : Eliot Giuralarocca

Gender : Male

Tommaso Colognese

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Tommaso Colognese

Gender : Male

Jennifer Iacono

Character Name : Reporter/Female Dancer

Original Name : Jennifer Iacono

Gender : Male

Vicky Lambert

Character Name : Reporter/Female Dancer

Original Name : Vicky Lambert

Gender : Female

Lavinia Savignoni

Character Name : Reporter/Female Dancer

Original Name : Lavinia Savignoni

Gender : Male

Damiano Bisozzi

Character Name : Bellman/Male Dancer

Original Name : Damiano Bisozzi

Gender : Male

Marcello Magni

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Marcello Magni

Gender : Male

Anna Maria Everett

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Anna Maria Everett

Gender : Female

Mark Bousie

Character Name : 'Folies' Pianist

Original Name : Mark Bousie

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Spitaleri

Character Name : Young Guido

Original Name : Giuseppe Spitaleri

Gender : Male

Pietro Lais

Character Name : Boy on the Beach

Original Name : Pietro Lais

Gender : Male

Samuele Minotti

Character Name : Boy on the Beach

Original Name : Samuele Minotti

Gender : Male

Francesco Manuel Pappalardo

Character Name : Boy on the Beach

Original Name : Francesco Manuel Pappalardo

Gender : Male

Pietro Revelli

Character Name : Boy on the Beach

Original Name : Pietro Revelli

Gender : Male

Gianluigi Tosti Di Valminuta

Character Name : Boy on the Beach

Original Name : Gianluigi Tosti Di Valminuta

Gender : Male

Massimiliano Belsito

Character Name : Priest on the Beach/Male Dancer

Original Name : Massimiliano Belsito

Gender : Male

Roberto Sbraccia

Character Name : Priest on the Beach

Original Name : Roberto Sbraccia

Gender : Male

Mario Vernazza

Character Name : Principal

Original Name : Mario Vernazza

Gender : Male

Marco Liotti

Character Name : Male Band Singer

Original Name : Marco Liotti

Gender : Male

Monica Scattini

Character Name : Pensione Matron

Original Name : Monica Scattini

Gender : Female

Roberto Citran

Character Name : Doctor Rondi

Original Name : Roberto Citran

Gender : Male

Georgina Leonidas

Character Name : Matron's Daughter

Original Name : Georgina Leonidas

Gender : Female

Vincent Riotta

Character Name : Luigi

Original Name : Vincent Riotta

Gender : Male

Shannon Belcastro

Character Name : Film Crew/Male Dancer

Original Name : Shannon Belcastro

Gender : Male

Joey Pizzi

Character Name : Film Crew/Male Dancer

Original Name : Joey Pizzi

Gender : Male

Jean Martin

Character Name : Film Crew

Original Name : Jean Martin

Gender : Male

Kerry Warn

Character Name : Film Crew

Original Name : Kerry Warn

Gender : Male

Eleonora Scopelliti

Character Name : Screen Test Actress 1/Female Dancer

Original Name : Eleonora Scopelliti

Gender : Male

Ilaria Cavola

Character Name : Screen Test Actress 2/Female Dancer

Original Name : Ilaria Cavola

Gender : Male

Alessia Piovan

Character Name : Alessia

Original Name : Alessia Piovan

Gender : Female

Giovanni Luca Izzo

Character Name : Man with Luisa

Original Name : Giovanni Luca Izzo

Gender : Male

Simone Cappotto

Character Name : Simone

Original Name : Simone Cappotto

Gender : Male

Giacomo Valdameri

Character Name : Actor

Original Name : Giacomo Valdameri

Gender : Male

Anna Safroncik

Character Name : Actress

Original Name : Anna Safroncik

Gender : Female

Irina Aggrey

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Irina Aggrey

Gender : Female

Lauren Brooke

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Lauren Brooke

Gender : Male

Maria Teresa Corsi

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Maria Teresa Corsi

Gender : Male

Denise Faye

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Denise Faye

Gender : Female

Tamara Fernando

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Tamara Fernando

Gender : Male

Manuela Guastalli

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Manuela Guastalli

Gender : Male

Gemma Lawrence

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Gemma Lawrence

Gender : Male

Jennifer Leung

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Jennifer Leung

Gender : Male

Tara Nicole Hughes

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Tara Nicole Hughes

Gender : Female

Holly Mayes

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Holly Mayes

Gender : Male

Claire Rogers

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Claire Rogers

Gender : Male

Katrina Vasilieva

Character Name : Female Dancer

Original Name : Katrina Vasilieva

Gender : Female

Glenn Ball

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Glenn Ball

Gender : Male

Ramon Christian

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Ramon Christian

Gender : Male

Nicholas Cunningham

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Nicholas Cunningham

Gender : Male

Leon Else

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Leon Else

Gender : Male

Antonio Fiore

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Antonio Fiore

Gender : Male

Ste Hopps

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Ste Hopps

Gender : Male

James P. Rees

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : James P. Rees

Gender : Male

Tristan Temple

Character Name : Male Dancer

Original Name : Tristan Temple

Gender : Male

Emiliano Caroselli

Character Name : Terrace Restaurant Band

Original Name : Emiliano Caroselli

Gender : Male

Costantino Ladisa

Character Name : Terrace Restaurant Band

Original Name : Costantino Ladisa

Gender : Male

Alberto Lombardi

Character Name : Terrace Restaurant Band

Original Name : Alberto Lombardi

Gender : Male

Menotti Minervini

Character Name : Terrace Restaurant Band

Original Name : Menotti Minervini

Gender : Male

Alessio Scialo

Character Name : Terrace Restaurant Band

Original Name : Alessio Scialo

Gender : Male

Layla Amir

Character Name : Italian Lady (uncredited)

Original Name : Layla Amir

Gender : Female

Alex Argenti

Character Name : Head of Art Department (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Argenti

Gender : Male

Iris Cayatte

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Iris Cayatte

Gender : Female

Ch'Lu

Character Name : Italian Tutor (uncredited)

Original Name : Ch'Lu

Gender : Male

James Currie

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : James Currie

Gender : Male

Filippo Delaunay

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Filippo Delaunay

Gender : Male

Domenico Dolce

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Domenico Dolce

Gender : Male

Stefano Gabbana

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Stefano Gabbana

Gender : Male

Aykut Hilmi

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Aykut Hilmi

Gender : Male

Kostas Katsikis

Character Name : Journalist/Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kostas Katsikis

Gender : Male

Gino Picciano

Character Name : Preist (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Picciano

Gender : Male

John Simmit

Character Name : Alberto Preston (uncredited)

Original Name : John Simmit

Gender : Male

Jesse James Sims

Character Name : Italian Businessman in Bar (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse James Sims

Gender : Male

Alexi Stavrou

Character Name : Alesio/Auditioner (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexi Stavrou

Gender : Male

Lorraine Stewart

Character Name : The Widow (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorraine Stewart

Gender : Male

Nico Toffoli

Character Name : Casino's Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Nico Toffoli

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***A famous director loses his inspiration and seeks aid from the various women in his life*** Released in 2009, “Nine” is a drama/musical about a famous Italian director in 1965 (Daniel Day-Lewis) who loses his inspiration, but its urgent he gets it back because his ninth movie is set to start shooting in ten days and he doesn’t even have a script. He turns to the several women in his life for succor: his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penélope Cruz), his costume designer (Judi Dench), his star actress (Nicole Kidman), his mother (Sophia Loren), a fashion journalist (Kate Hudson) and a prostitute from his boyhood (Fergie). This is an adaptation of the 1982 Broadway musical, also dubbed “Nine,” which itself was based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical 1963 film “8½.” It’s very similar to director Rob Marshall’s “Chicago” (2002), but with a different story, cast and location (Rome and points nearby). During the first half I wasn’t so sure about the story, but I eventually found myself absorbed into the life of the tormented director and his mid-life crisis. His unfaithfulness to his beautiful wife, Luisa (Cotillard), is off-putting of course, but maybe we should have mercy for a man who has scores of gorgeous women offering themselves to him practically every day. It helps that he WANTS to be free from his adulteries and be true to Luisa. Yet I have a hard time picturing Guido (Day-Lewis) seeking the amorous attentions of Carla (Cruz) above Luisa. Carla is decent, as far as all-around physical beauty goes, but Luisa has better curves. Both of the characters’ have imaginative dance sequences, but Luisa comes out on top even though her routine is less tantalizing. Day-Lewis is fascinating as the guilt-stricken director who hasn’t let his fame go to his head. When he asks a cleric for advice about God and his troubles, the vicar responds: “Imagination is God’s garden, don’t let the devil play in it.” I generally don’t favor musicals where the characters suddenly jump into song & dance while walking at the park or eating dinner. My wife & I sometimes poke fun of these kinds of musicals by mimicking them while doing mundane activities. For me, musicals only work, generally speaking, when the singing/dancing sequences are legitimate, like a performance at a nightclub or one's imagination, both of which were used in "Chicago." Of course it’s more challenging and takes more creativity to incorporate song & dance routines in this manner and keep the movie seamless & realistic. “Nine” does this. The film runs 1 hour, 58 minutes and was shot in Italy and England. GRADE: B