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Don't Move (2004)

Don't Move (2004)
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Don't Move is the second feature from actor/director Sergio Castellito (Mostly Martha), who wrote the script with his wife, actress/author Margaret Mazzantini from her best-selling novel. Castellito stars as Timoteo, a successful surgeon and permissive father whose teenage daughter, Angela (Elena Perino), has just had a life-threatening motorbike accident. Sitting in the hospital, wondering if his daughter will survive, Timoteo thinks back to a fateful day 15 years earlier when his car broke down on a remote country road in the rain and a bedraggled young woman, Italia (Penélope Cruz), invited him into her ramshackle home only to have him force himself upon her. Timoteo then returned home to his lovely wife, Elsa (Claudia Gerini). But unable to get Italia out of his mind, Timoteo returned again and again to her sordid shack. They began to develop genuine feelings for each other. Elsa is reluctant to have children, despite Timoteo's wishes, so when he learns that Italia is pregnant, he has a critical decision to make about how he wants to live his life. Don't Move was shown at New York City's Walter Reade Theater in 2004 as part of a Sergio Castellito retrospective presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

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Starring:
Sergio CastellittoPenélope Cruz, (more)
Director(s):
Sergio Castellitto
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Don't Move

Don't Move is the second feature from actor/director Sergio Castellito (Mostly Martha), who wrote the script with his wife, actress/author Margaret Mazzantini from her best-selling novel. Castellito stars as Timoteo, a successful surgeon and permissive father whose teenage daughter, Angela (Elena Perino), has just had a life-threatening motorbike accident. Sitting in the hospital, wondering if his daughter will survive, Timoteo thinks back to a fateful day 15 years earlier when his car broke down on a remote country road in the rain and a bedraggled young woman, Italia (Penélope Cruz), invited him into her ramshackle home only to have him force himself upon her. Timoteo then returned home to his lovely wife, Elsa (Claudia Gerini). But unable to get Italia out of his mind, Timoteo returned again and again to her sordid shack. They began to develop genuine feelings for each other. Elsa is reluctant to have children, despite Timoteo's wishes, so when he learns that Italia is pregnant, he has a critical decision to make about how he wants to live his life. Don't Move was shown at New York City's Walter Reade Theater in 2004 as part of a Sergio Castellito retrospective presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
122 mins

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Director(s):
Sergio Castellitto
Writer(s):
Margaret MazzantiniSergio Castellitto
Producer(s):
Giovanni StabiliniMarco ChimenzRiccardo Tozzi
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Not For Children, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Sexual Situations, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
Categories:
Independent FilmsRomance
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    Cynthia N.

    I thought this movie was very well-crafted, although it is not for everyone. The movie is ultimately about a traumatized, wretched woman who meets up with a narcissistic doctor who further victimizes her. Penelope Cruz gave the performance of a lifetime, although at times she was painful to watch--the character was alternately numbly passive and flambouyantly eccentric.

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    Ruby D.

    If the rest of the movie were as good as she is in her role of Italia it would be 5 stars. I'm not glued to linear storytelling but Don't Move jumps around way too much--about 15 years back and fort--and I didn't see it moving the movie forward character-wise. The director made this movie based on his wife's novel so it was a family labor of love, but it was many times a labor to stay with it. It really is worth it to watch Cruz. Didn't know she could be so wonderful.

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    Elisheva D.

    Sometimes a movie is so good that you forget that it is subtitled and this is a classic example of that. It was very well acted - had a few strange parts in it, but overall it was definatly worth watching! Penelope Cruz was fantastic - I hardly recognized her! A very interesting story.

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