Where Are You? I'm Here Explained

Where Are You? I'm Here (it|Dove siete? Io sono qui) is an Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani.^{[1] [2]} It was screened at the 50th Venice International Film Festival, where Anna Bonaiuto was awarded as best supporting actress.

Plot

Fausto's mother refuses to accept the fact that her child is deaf and refuses to send him to a special school where he can learn sign language. His aunt, though, teaches him to communicate and helps him find a place among a group of deaf-mutes. He meets and falls in love with Elena. To their parents' concern, the two find love with each other until a set of difficulties leads them to see their lives in a different light.

Cast

• Chiara Caselli as Elena Setti
• Gaetano Carotenuto as Fausto
• Anna Bonaiuto as Fausto's mother
• Giuseppe Perruccio as Fausto's father
• Valeria D'Obici as Fausto's aunt
• Ines Nobili as Maria
• Ko Muroboshi as the mime
• Doriana Chierici as Elena's mother
• Carla Cassola as Miss Martini
• Paola Mannoni as the principal
• Pino Micol as the bank manager
• Sebastiano Lo Monaco as Professor Pini
• Paco Reconti as Ugo
• Marzio Honorato as the history teacher

Awards

• Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress Anna Bonaiuto
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress Chiara Caselli^{[3] [4]}
• Grolla d'oro for Chiara Caselli and Gaetano Carotenuto^[5]

External links

• • Where Are You? I'm Here at Liliana Cavani's website

Notes and References

1. Book: Marrone, Gaetana . The Gaze and the Labyrinth: The Cinema of Liliana Cavani . Princeton University Press . Princeton, NJ . 2000.
2. Web site: Dove siete? Io sono qui . 11 March 2024 . it . Cinematografo.
3. Book: Moliterno, Gino . The A to Z of Italian Cinema . 2009 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0810868960 . 394.
4. Book: Lancia, Enrico . I premi del cinema . 1998 . Gremese Editore . 9788877422217 . 248.
5. Book: Giacomo . Martini . Piera Raimondi . Cominesi . Davide . Zanza . Una Regione piena di cinema. Liliana Cavani . 2008 . Falsopiano . 978-8889782583 . 66.