Gasoline (Italian: Benzina) is a 2001 Italian crime film directed by Monica Stambrini. It is based on a novel by Elena Stancanelli.[1]
| Gasoline | |
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| Directed by | Monica Stambrini |
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| Produced by | Galliano Juso |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti |
| Edited by | Paola Freddi |
| Music by | Massimo Zamboni |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing (US) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $4,307 (US sub total) |
Plot
editA young lesbian couple, Stella and Lenni, go on the run after the accidental death of Lenni's mother.
Cast
edit- Maya Sansa as Stella
- Regina Orioli as Lenni
- Mariella Valentini as Eleonora's mother
- Luigi Maria Burruano as Padre Gabriele (priest)
- Chiara Conti as Pippi
- Marco Quaglia as Sandro
- Pietro Ragusa as Filippo
Reception
editGasoline was nominated for the Prize of the City of Torino at the 2001 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema and the Outstanding Film award at the 2004 GLAAD Media Awards.[2]
Kevin Thomas, writing for the Los Angeles Times praised the lead actors but said the film was "too derivative and sensational for its own sake to work."[3]
References
edit- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (26 September 2002), "Gasoline Review", Variety, retrieved 20 August 2009
- ^ "Nominees for the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. 8 December 2003. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (29 August 2003), "'Gasoline' — Movie Review", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 20 August 2009
External links
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