Project Detail

Il Fungo Sirena/The Mermaid Mushroom

Synopsis

Saverio and his seven-year-old brother Augusto have been living in a village in the Italian Alps with Uncle Fausto and Aunt Domenica since their parents died in a tragic car accident 4 years previously. Saverio has a strong spiritual bond with nature and is planning to spend part of his summer break in the high pastures to experience life as a shepherd and to learn how to make the local cheese.

The unexpected arrival of Valentino, from the USA, after a forty-year absence gives the village gossips something to talk about and Saverio's adventures continue as the gentle community is thrust into turmoil when a baby mysteriously disappears.
 

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
116 mins
Format
HDV
Director
Stefan Archetti 1st Feature
Producer
Paola Ciresa, Luisa Ciresa
Co-Producer
Paola Ciresa, Luisa Ciresa
Editor
Stefan Archetti
Screenwriter
Stefan Archetti, Ivano Fomasi
Director of Photography
Stefan Archetti, Aldo D'Andrea
Production Designer
Federica Tarabini
Sound
Clare Suzanne Edmans
Composer
Francois Evans
Principal cast
Agostino Bianchini, Wilma Bertolini, Francesco Manni, Francesco Goffi

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Nine Lives Films

stefanarchetti1@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Nine Lives Films

stefanarchetti1@hotmail.com

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