Il gabbiano (Italian pronunciation: [il ɡabˈbjaːno]; i.e. "The seagull") is a 1977 Italian drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is loosely based on the Anton Chekhov's drama play The Seagull.[1]
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Directed by | Marco Bellocchio |
Written by | Marco Bellocchio Lù Leone Sandro Petraglia Stefano Rulli |
Starring | Laura Betti |
Cinematography | Tonino Nardi |
Edited by | Silvano Agosti |
Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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Language | Italian |
The film was screened out of competition at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Pamela Villoresi won a Grolla d'oro.[2]
A young writer finds himself trapped between his mother (Laura Betti), a horrible actress, and the knowledge that he has only mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no character. After the young man suffers the loss of his mistress at the hands of his stepfather, also a novelist, his self-esteem is so shattered that he commits suicide.
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