DramaCrime

Nostalgia

Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.

Release Date : 2022-05-25

Language :ArabicItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PicomediaMad EntertainmentRosebud Entertainment PicturesMiCMedusa Film

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Felice Lasco

Original Name : Pierfrancesco Favino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Don Luigi Rega

Original Name : Francesco Di Leva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oreste Spasiano

Original Name : Tommaso Ragno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teresa Lasco

Original Name : Aurora Quattrocchi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alrette

Original Name : Sofia Essaïdi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raffaele

Original Name : Nello Mascia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Oreste

Original Name : Artem Tkachuk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gegé

Original Name : Salvatore Striano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele

Original Name : Virginia Apicella

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Teresa

Original Name : Daniela Ioia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Commarella

Original Name : Luciana Zazzera

Gender : Male

Character Name : Giuseppe

Original Name : Giuseppe D'Ambrosio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter #1

Original Name : Ciro Oliva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother with Child

Original Name : Angela Esposito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Haberdasher

Original Name : Anna Marigliano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Real Estate Agent #1

Original Name : Giusy Freccia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter #2

Original Name : Francesco Maria Tommasino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oreste's Mistress #1

Original Name : Lia Gusein-Zadé

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oreste's Mistress #2

Original Name : Raluca Boca

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Carmine Esposito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assunta

Original Name : Gianna Mosca

Gender : Male

Character Name : Costagliola

Original Name : Ciro Ferrigno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fruit Seller

Original Name : Salvatore Esposito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michele's Mother

Original Name : Santa Esposito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michele

Original Name : Michele Frallicciardi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michele's Father

Original Name : Salvatore Merola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele's Mother

Original Name : Nunzia Patierno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele's Sister #1

Original Name : Katia Suma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele's Sister #2

Original Name : Jessica Suma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele's Brother

Original Name : Francesco Saverio di Costanzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adele's Brother

Original Name : Carmine Aprile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #1

Original Name : Anna Liguori

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #2

Original Name : Rita Casolaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ahmed

Original Name : Ahmied Mherb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Construction Worker

Original Name : Domenico Di Guida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Construction Worker

Original Name : Francesco Moglie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Real Estate Agent #2

Original Name : Simone Cuomo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tiziana

Original Name : Tiziana Angeloni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Felice

Original Name : Emanuele Palumbo

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-03-26

Pierfrancesco Favino is "Felice", who returns to his native Naples to find his elderly mother "Teresa" (Aurora Quattrocchi) living in a basement apartment, rarely washing and taking much care of herself. He determines to hang around and help her get back on her feet whilst at the same time working with the local priest "Luigi" (Francesco Di Leva) to reunite with his childhood friend "Spasiano" (Tommaso Ragno) who has meantime become the elusive local criminal kingpin. It has been many a year since "Felice" could consider himself a local, and the city is largely new and unfamiliar to him, as is the angry and violent criminal fraternity that holds much of the place in it's grip. Can he meet and reconcile with his erstwhile friend? Is he even safe to do so? This is a great looking film capturing well the beauty and the turmoil of this ancient city whilst director Mario Martone offers us a chance to relive some of the memories this, now Muslim and married, visitor recalls as he retraces many of the steps of his childhood. There is very little joy in this film, it's a rather depressing affair that at times really does labour the despair facing many in this community. That's not to say it isn't worth watching, but after a while I felt drained and a bit confused before an ending that I couldn't quite get my head around. Anger? Spite? Pity, even? It's a long watch and I probably wouldn't ever watch it again - but I am glad that I did, once.