Nenè is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Salvatore Samperi. The film is a historical drama, set in post-war Italy in 1948 during the first free elections after the war. It tells of a romance and a coming-of-age amid a difficult family life and amid national political tensions.
The film was an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, written by Cesare Lanza. His novel won the Premio Sila award in 1976.
Plot
In the Catholic and traditionalist Italy, two teen-agers covertly discover new prohibited games
Ju is a nine-year-old boy growing up in the aftermath of World War II in Italy. He is observant of the difficulties surrounding him. Both his father and mother have suffered emotionally, though his mother has suffered more due to the ongoing sexual and physical abuse caused by her husband.
Ju's orphaned fifteen-year-old cousin Nenè, comes to live with his family. Through Nenè, Ju learns even more of the strange adult world that he has yet to enter. Nenè allows him to sleep in her bed and confides in him of her growing sexuality and her secret affair with a local Mulatto boy.
Cast
Leonora Fani as Nenè
Sven Valsecchi as Ju
Tino Schirinzi as Father of Ju and Pa
Paola Senatore as Mother of Ju and Pa
Rita Savagnone as Teacher of Ju
Vittoria Valsecchi as Pa
Alberto Cancemi as Rodi
Ugo Tognazzi as "Baffo", the barber
Directed by Salvatore Samperi
Written by Alessandro Parenzo, Salvatore Samperi
Starring Leonora Fani
Music by Francesco Guccini
Cinematography Pasqualino De Santis
Edited by Ezio Altieri
Release date 1977
Running time 108 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian
Source: Wikipedia, IMDb
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