Sound of Wood ( Sonetàula )

Sound of Wood (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sonetàula
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
158 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Salvatore Mereu

Written By:
Giuseppe Fiori
Salvatore Mereu

Actors:
Francesco Falchetto ..... Sonetàula
Manuela Martelli ..... Maddalena
Antonio Crisponi ..... Giuseppino Ragazzo
Serafino Spiggia ..... Cicerone
Giuseppe Cuccu ..... Giobatta Irde
Lazar Ristovski ..... Egidio Malune
Giselda Volodi ..... Rosa Tanchis

Synopsis:

When twelve-year-old Sonetàula's father is wrongfully imprisoned, the boy takes over the flock of sheep they tend. After being insulted by a rival, the boy takes revenge by cutting the hooves of the offender's herd, and when the police come he escapes into the mountains, opting for an outlaw's life. As time goes by and the crimes mount, it becomes increasingly clear as the boy becomes a man that he will never be able to return to the society he grew up in, and will thus be unable fully to comprehend the transformations that occur within it. The carefully composed film set in Sardinia, starring a non-professional actor in the title role, is an example of the line of cinematography in which the story of the 'little guy' is engulfed by the march of history. It is the emphasis on one central character that makes Sonetàula a focused work which, given the passage of time spanning more than ten years, can be described as an 'intimate epic'. The outwardly calm but internally tense film reflects the rhythm of the lives of the protagonists, who are moulded by the environment in which they live.

A Sardinian boy torn from his father by false accusations is raised by his grandfather and becomes an outlaw.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 December, 2008.

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