It's 1960. The first electronic computer transistor in the world, produced by Olivetti, is about to go into production and prepares to launch into the American market. Adriano Olivetti is in the prime of his life, at his peak of his career. But on the morning of February 27th this adventure stops abruptly: Adriano gets on a train in Switzerland and dies of a heart attack. Leaving behind a trail of questions, doubts & regrets, Olivetti also left an indelible mark in the history of social, cultural and political life. Starring Luca Zingaretti (Inspector Montalbano) & Stefania Rocca (The Talented Mr Ripley).
A pitch perfect and beguiling ode to the all-encompassing pull of desire David's Birthday stands out as an example of gay European Cinema at its most potent. Two married couples head out to the stunning Italian coast for an ideal holiday in the sun. With both Diego and Shanny and Matteo and Francesca's relationship seemingly solid and unflappable the group of friends settle in for a typically serene beach holiday. But when Diego and Shanny 's young buff son David arrives it becomes quickly evident that it is not just the young girls on the beach who are drawn to his Adonis-like beauty. And when Matteo finds he too is increasingly struggling to keep his desire under wraps it becomes clear that things inevitably heading down an increasingly dangerous path. Pulsating with a rare eroticism (David's sexuality literally drips off the screen) David's Birthday expertly weaves its way toward an operatic crescendo bound to be the talked about for some time.
Desire knows no bounds... 1943 Italy: In the darkest days of the war a young baker's apprentice suddenly murders his employer before taking to the empty midnight streets frantically searching for someone or something...a haunting image of passion rage and desperation. Sixty years later: Passion seems to be missing from the life of Giovanna (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) a young wife and mother of two who appears to have found some sense of domestic peace. Her husband Filippo (F
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