The First Assignment ( Il primo incarico ) ( The 1st Assignment )

The First Assignment (DVD) (*)

$29.99

Original Title: Il primo incarico
Alternate Title: The 1st Assignment
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Giorgia Cecere

Written By:
Giorgia Cecere
Yang Li Xiang

Actors:
Isabella Ragonese ..... Nena
Francesco Chiarello ..... Giovanni
Alberto Boll ..... Francesco
Miriana Protopapa ..... Sorella di Nena
Rita Schirinzi ..... Madre di Nena
Bianca Maria Stea Lindholm ..... Donna Carla
Vigea Bechis Boll ..... Cristiana
Antonio Fumarola ..... Domenico
Antonia Cecere ..... Zia Vincenza

Synopsis:

Nena, a girl from the south of Italy, has to travel far from home to get her first job as a teacher. She is sad, not because she has to leave her mother and sister, with whom everything is clear and sometimes difficult, but because she is having a serious love affair with someone from her village to whom she is very committed: a young upper-middle class man who seems to sincerely feel the same. They promise that nothing will change between them. It is only until June and then she can ask for a transfer. And so she leaves, a little sad and a little curious about what is in store for her. But what she finds is completely different from what she imagined. It's much worse: a school isolated on a high mountain plain, wild children, people she has nothing in common with and a hostile environment. She sticks it out because of pride and because Francesco loves her for her courage, until one cold February day when everything goes wrong, everything seems lost forever... but it isn't so, it's never that bad. Nena will find this out day by day.

1953. Nena, a girl from the south of Italy, has to travel far from home to get her first job as a teacher. She is sad, not because she has to leave her mother and sister, with whom everything is clear and sometimes difficult, but because she is having a serious love affair with someone from her village to whom she is very committed: a young upper-middle class man who seems to sincerely feel the same. They promise that nothing will change between them. It is only until June and then she can ask for a transfer. And so she leaves, a little sad and a little curious about what is in store for her. But what she finds is completely different from
what she imagined. It's much worse: a school isolated on a high mountain plain, wild children, people she has nothing in common with and a hostile environment. She sticks it out because of pride and because Francesco loves her for her courage, until one cold February day when everything goes wrong, everything seems lost forever...

1953. Nena, a girl from southern Italy, has to travel far from home to get her first job as a teacher. She is sad because she is having a serious love affair with someone from her village: a young upper-middle class man who seems to feel very strongly about her. They promise that nothing will change between them. They only have to deal with this situation until June and then she can ask for a transfer. Nena leaves for her new job and is curious about what is in store for her. What she finds is completely different from what she imagined--a school isolated on a high mountain, wild children, people she has nothing in common with, and a hostile environment. Nena sticks it out because Francesco loves her for her courage. However, one cold February day everything goes wrong and everything seems lost forever.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 18 December, 2011.

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