Drama ·History ·Romance · France · 2009 · 1h 41m

The Big Dream

Il grande sogno

The Big Dream poster
Director
Michele Placido
Cast
Riccardo Scamarcio as Nicola Jasmine Trinca as Laura Luca Argentero as Libero Massimo Popolizio as Domenico Alessandra Acciai as Francesca Dajana Roncione as Isabella
Crew
Arnaldo Catinari — Director of Photography Consuelo Catucci — Editor Doriana Leondeff — Screenplay Angelo Pasquini — Screenplay Michele Placido — Screenplay Camilla Nesbitt — Producer
Synopsis

Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.

Mood & Themes
double lifelove trianglestudents' movementinfiltratemay 68
Key Collaborators
Michele Placido Director Arnaldo Catinari Director of Photography Consuelo Catucci Editor Doriana Leondeff Screenplay Angelo Pasquini Screenplay Michele Placido Screenplay Camilla Nesbitt Producer Pietro Valsecchi Producer Francesco Frigeri Production Design Claudio Cordaro Costume Design
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