The Story of a Mother (2010 film)

The Story of a Mother (2010) is an Italian short film produced and directed by Alessandro De Vivo and Ivano di Natale. The drama features Nino Colella, Angela de Matteo and Renato De Rienzo.[2] It is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen short story of the same name.

The Story of a Mother
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlessandro De Vivo
Ivano di Natale
Screenplay byAlessandro De Vivo
Ivano di Natale
Story byHans Christian Andersen
Produced byAlessandro De Vivo
Ivano di Natale
StarringNino Colella
Angela de Matteo Renato De Rienzo
CinematographyAntonio De Rosa
Edited byAlessandro De Vivo
Ivano di Natale
Music byFederico Truzzi
Distributed byFablemakers
Release date
  • May 5, 2010 (2010-05-05) (United States)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget$15,000[1]

Plot

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One night, Death (voice of Renato de Rienzo) swoops in and takes the life of a child. His mother (Angela de Matteo) will do anything to recover him, even lose all she has.

Cast

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  • Nino Colella as Guardian of the Forest
  • Angela de Matteo as Mother
  • Renato De Rienzo as Death and voice f. c.
  • Valeria Frallicciardi as Woman
  • Nunzia Schiano as Greenhouse Keeper

Exhibition

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The film opened at the New York City Horror Film Festival on May 5, 2010.

Film Festivals

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Source:[3]

Awards

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Wins

  • Roma Fantafestival, Best Short, 2012
  • California Film Awards, Silver Award, 2012[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Story of a Mother at Mandy.com
  2. ^ The Story of a Mother at IMDb.
  3. ^ The Story of a Mother at Stage32
  4. ^ The Story of a Mother at the California Film Awards web site
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