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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1980 - 26 July.3 August

Sections & Films

BREAKING AWAY

Category: Edition 1980

Synopsis
Best friends Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher have just graduated from high school. Living in the college town of Bloomington, Indiana, they are considered "cutters": the working class of the town so named since most of the middle aged generation, such as their parents, worked at the local limestone quarry, which is now a swimming hole. There is great animosity between the cutters and the generally wealthy Indiana University students, each group who have their own turf in town. The dichotomy is that the limestone was used to build the university, which is now seen as being too good for the locals who built it. Although each of the four is a totally different personality from the other three, they also have in common the fact of being unfocused and unmotivated in life. The one slight exception is Dave. Although he has no job and doesn't know what to do with his life, he is a champion bicycle racer. He idolizes the Italian cycling team so much he pretends to be Italian, much to the chagrin...

Original Title BREAKING AWAY
Italian Title ALL AMERICAN BOYS
Category Out of competition
Section Review "Youth Problems in Contemporary Cinematography"
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 101'
Production Year 1979
Nationality USA
Directed by Peter Yates
Screenplay Steve Tesich
Main cast Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern

 regista Peter YatesPETER YATES

Peter Yates (Aldershot, 24 July 1929) is an English film director and producer.
He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director in 1980 for All American Boys.