Luce dei miei occhi

Jan 17 2003 Not Rated 1h 53m
Drama, Romance

Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur in Rome, who relates only to the lonely heroes in the science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance meeting with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been in his detached existence.

Plot

Antonio is a lonely man who works as a driver of luxury cars. Outside of his work, he spends his time reading science fiction novels, and, especially by night, driving through the streets of the city. One night he meets Maria, a lonely woman, and her daughter Lisa. He manages to enter in their life, and starts to take care of them. He discovers that Maria owes a lot of money to an usurer, and starts to pay her debts, but without letting her know of this. He dedicates with total abnegation to Maria, up to the point of losing his job, but she seems to remain indifferent to his love. Until...

Written by

Umberto Contarello, Linda Ferri, Giuseppe Piccioni

Directed by

Giuseppe Piccioni

Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio, Sandra Ceccarelli, Silvio Orlando

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Albachiara, 01 Distribution, Tele+, RAI Cinema

Languages

Italiano

Awards

8 wins & 17 nominations

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Average Rating
7 out of 10
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