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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1990 - 28 July.5 August

Sections & Films

  • Filters

During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern...

Category Out of competition
Section Portrait Iran Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His roommate, Neil Perry, although exceedingly bright and popular, is...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Set on the sun-drenched southern coast of Iran, from which director Amir Naderi hails, "Harmonica" begins as a young boy receives a musical present from abroad. Fascinated and...

Category Out of competition
Section Portrait Iran Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Wayne Szalinski is your average "nutty scientist", working on a top secret machine that shrinks objects. When it unexpectedly starts working, he's so amazed he forgets to tell his...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Thomas is the 12-year-old son of a millionaire who lives in a big mansion surrounded by woods in France. When his mother dies, his father hires a widowed maid to take care of...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Mollie is a single mum who's on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend. Her son Mikey, (unbeknownst to her) seems to have a better idea of which of the men she dates...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Set against the stunning landscape of rural Iran, Shirak is a symbolic rural drama centered on a young boy who lives in a small agricultural village that is being terrorized by...

Category Out of competition
Section Portrait Iran Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Fortunato Assante organizes shows. He is contacted to set up a musical in a juvenile prison, interpreted by some youngsters detained in the Institute. Living with the inmates,...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

Based on the novel "My Sweet Orange Tree" by José Mauro de Vasconcelos.Majid lives with his mother in his bad-tempered stepfather's house. He gets on Javad's lorry secretly but...

Category Out of competition
Section Portrait Iran Cinema
Tipology Feature Film

The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant...

Category Out of competition
Section Midnight and Cinema
Tipology Feature Film