MOVIES - SHORTS
THE FIANCEE
by Petra Volpe
Lolo (Leonardo Nigro), 30, a second-generation Italian, and his lover Manuel (Simon Grossenbacher) are about to celebrate their one-year-anniversary. The evening starts on a high note: as a surprise for Lolo, Manuel has dressed up as Sophia Loren, which Lolo seems to enjoy beyond measure.
However, this romantic tête-à-tête comes to an abrupt end when Lolo's granny shows up on his doorstep. Lolo just manages to hide Manuel in his bedroom before Nonna Concetta (Rosanna Kern) storms into the flat.
The old lady, much to her grandson's dismay, soon takes over the living-room and notices that a romantic date is on the cards. The thought that her grandchild has finally found a «fidanzata», a fiancée, fills her with joy! Lolo tries everything to make her leave but Nonna is set to stay. He then desperately tries to talk his sweetheart into going away. However, Manuel is not the kind to be easily dismissed and confidently struts into the living-room. Lolo is deeply shocked, but Nonna gives the new visitor a warm welcome. She thinks Manuel is Manuela, the «fidanzata».
They are in for an intense evening.
Credits
Year: 2004
Country: CH
Running Time: 10 Min.
Director: Petra Volpe
Author: Petra Volpe
Producer: Susann Rüdlinger
Camera: Alexandra Czok
Editor: Gion-Reto Killias
Sound: Ingrid Städeli
Music: Domenico Ferrari
Gaffer: Simon Schären
Costumes: Cathrine Schneider
Make-up: Simone Pfluger
Set Designer: Carmen D'Appollonio
Production Manager: Christof Stillhard
Cast: Rosanna Kern De Rosa, Leonardo Nigro, Simon Grossenbacher, Kostüme: , , Catherine Schneider
Awards Mona D'Oro, 2. Preis, Lesben Film Festival Berlin 2004
Festivals International Film Festival Locarno, 2004
Lesbian Film Festival Berlin, 2004
Femme totale Dortmund, 2004
Queersicht Bern, 2004
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Toronto, 2005
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival New York, 2005
International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Turin, 2005
Alpe Adria Cinema Film Festival Triest, 2005
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival London, 2005
Out in Africa Johannesburg, 2005
Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken, 2005
Pink Apple Film Festival Zürich, 2005
Solothurner Filmtage, 2005
Pink Panorama Luzern, 2005
Mix Brasil Sao Paolo, 2005
Queer Film Festival Milano, 2005
Festival de la cité Lausanne, 2005
Lesbisch-Schwule Filmtage Hamburg, 2005
Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2005
TIGLFF Tampa, 2005
Festival de Cine Buenos Aires, 2005
Fairy Tales Calgary, 2005
IIWFF, India, 2005
Iamanicatagliata Modena, 2005
LGBT Film Festival San Francisco, 2006