Nirvana (1997 film)
Nirvana | |
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Directed by | Gabriele Salvatores |
Written by | Gabriele Salvatores Pino Cacucci Gloria Corica |
Produced by | Vittorio Cecchi Gori Maurizio Totti |
Starring | Christopher Lambert Diego Abatantuono Stefania Rocca Emmanuelle Seigner Gigio Alberti Claudio Bisio Silvio Orlando Paolo Rossi Sergio Rubini Amanda Sandrelli |
Cinematography | Italo Petriccione |
Edited by | Massimo Fiocchi |
Music by | Federico De Robertis Mauro Pagani |
Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Countries | Italy, France |
Language | Italian |
Box office | $10 million (Italy)[1] |
Nirvana is a 1997 Italian cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. The film stars Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini, and Stefania Rocca. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
Plot
The film tells the story of a
Jimi has been depressed since his wife Lisa (
Cast
- Christopher Lambert as Jimi Dini
- Sergio Rubini as Joystick
- Diego Abatantuono as Solo
- Stefania Rocca as Naima
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Lisa
- Amanda Sandrelli as Maria
- Claudio Bisio as Red Rover
- Gigio Alberti as Dr. Ratzenberger
- Antonio Catania as Paranoia Vendor
- Ugo Conti as Sicilian Tourist
- Leonardo Gajo as Gaz-Gaz
- Silvio Orlando as Indian Desk Clerk
- Paolo Rossi as Joker
- Baskaran Pillai as the Guru
- Bebo Storti as Meditating man
- Alessandro Creamona as a policeman
Production
The director, Gabriele Salvatores, shot the film mainly in the disused Alfa Romeo assembly plant in Portello, Milan. The whole place was converted in this sci-fi set where many ethnic sides of the city are shown. From the Indian to the Japanese to the Chinese, the film moves around the dynamic and the futuristic realms that the future created.
Release
Nirvana was released on 24 January 1997 in Italy on 112 screens and opened at number two at the Italian box office behind
Reception
Margaret Pomeranz of
References
- ^ a b c d Roman, Monica (1997-03-09). "Dimension finds 'Nirvana'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Nirvana". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ISBN 9783030193263.
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 31 January 1997. p. 31.
$1,664,693; $1=L1,590
- ^ Klady, Leonard (1997-11-04). "Dub & dubber: U.S. wary of foreign pics". Variety. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Pomeranz, Margaret. "A successful computer-game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus..." Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- RadioTimes. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Hoover, Travis Mackenzie (2005). "Nirvana". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Rooney, David (1997-02-01). "Review: 'Nirvana'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
External links
- Nirvana at IMDb
- Nirvana at Rotten Tomatoes