The Macaluso Sisters (Italian: Le sorelle Macaluso) is a 2020 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Emma Dante, based on her own 2014 play of the same name.[1] It was entered in the main competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[2][3]
The Macaluso Sisters | |
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Directed by | Emma Dante |
Written by | Emma Dante Elena Stancanelli Giorgio Vasta |
Based on | Le sorelle Macaluso by Emma Dante |
Produced by | Marica Stocchi |
Cinematography | Gherardo Gossi |
Edited by | Benni Atria |
Production companies | Rosamont Minimum Fax Media Rai Cinema |
Distributed by | Teodora Film |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Following the sudden death of one of them during childhood, the four Macaluso sisters experience trauma and grief in their entire lives.
Principal photography began in March 2019 in Palermo, Sicily.[4]
The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 9 September 2020.[5] It was released in Italy on 10 September 2020 by Teodora Film.[1]