| Blow to the Heart | |
| Story: | Gianni Amelio |
| Director: | Gianni Amelio |
| Starring: | Jean-Louis Trintignant Laura Morante |
| Music: | Franco Piersanti |
| Cinematography: | Tonino Nardi |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
Blow to the Heart (it|'''Colpire al cuore''') is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio.[1] The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice Film Festival. Fausto Rossi won a Silver Ribbon and a David di Donatello as best new actor.The film also won the Silver Ribbon for best script.[2] It was described as a "masterful psychological study investigating two profoundly different characters".[3] A teenage son of a university professor discovers his father's secret life and begins keeping his father under surveillance after one of his father's friends dies in a terrorist shoot-out.