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First Day of Winter (The)

Country: Italy, Language: Italian, 88 mins

Original Title

Il Primo Giorno d'inverno
  • Director: Mirko Locatelli
  • Writer: Mirko Locatelli; Giuditta Tarantelli
  • Producer: Mirko Locatelli; Giuditta Tarantelli

CGiii Comment

Good grief...what a thoroughly unpleasant film.

What thoroughly unpleasant young men - especially the central character; a dull, dismal dullard.

Apart from it being completely composed of brown (i.e. the colour)...it's so fatalistically boring.

Minimum dialogue and endless scenes of a clapped-out moped...

Locatelli has a successfully developed a cure for insomnia - watch this - you'll be sound asleep in seconds.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Valerio is a lonely young boy who can't get on with the others of the same age. He just observes without been seen and tries to compare himself to them, especially with two tough guys from his swimming course. One day Valerio sees something that will change him forever.

Cast & Characters

Mattia De Gasperis as Valerio;
Michela Cova as Michela;
Andrea Semeghini as Matteo;
Teresa Patrignani as Valerio's Mother;
Alberto Gerundo as Daniele;
Giuseppe Cederna as Swimming Coach;
Fabio Chiovini as Swimming boy #1;
Alex Rogora as Swimming boy #2;
Lorenzo Pedrotti as Lorenzo;
Andrea Belletti as Swimming boy #3