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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1993 - 2.7 August

Sections & Films

THE GREAT PUMPKIN

Category: Edition 1993

Synopsis
After many years of medical treatment Valentina, apparently an epileptic girl, has been sent to a psychiatric clinic. Here she finds Arturo, a young psychiatrist, who notwithstanding his problematic personal life and the Italian Public Health Service's overwhelming inefficiencies, is able to establish with Valentina an intense relationship. Focusing the therapy more on her family life than on drugs they will finally discover the true nature of her disease.

Original Title Il grande cocomero
Italian Title Il grande cocomero
Category Out of competition
Section Fathers & Sons: the Shadow Lines
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 95'
Production Year 1993
Nationality Italy
Directed by Francesca Archibugi
Screenplay Francesca Archibugi
Main cast Sergio Castellitto, Anna Galiena, Alessia Fugardi

 regista francesca archibugiFRANCESCA ARCHIBUGI

Francesca Archibugi was born on May 16, 1960 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is a writer and director, known for Mignon è partita (1988) and Il grande cocomero (1993). She is married to Battista Lena. They have three children.