Radio Freccia

Plot

Popular Italian rock star Luciano Ligabue made his directorial debut with this Italian drama based on Fuori e dentro il borgo, his collection of autobiographical short stories about growing up in small-town Italy of the '70s. DJ Bruno (Lucian Federico) reflects on the past, a small circle of friends, and the hopes of their generation. At the group's core is Freccia (Stefano Accorsi), a heroin user until Marzia (Patrizia Piccinini) steps in to help him kick the habit. As expected, Iena (Alessio Modica) marries and settles down, while unhappy Boris (Roberto Zibetti) is a victim of his own cynicism, and Tito (Enrico Salimbeni) is driven to violence by his dysfunctional family. An older bartender (singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini) listens to the group's woes and dreams. Along with a guitar score and a closing-credits song by Ligabue, tunes of the time include ones by Iggy Pop, Roxy Music, and David Bowie. Shown at the 1998 Venice Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Cast

• Stefano Accorsi - Freccia
• Luciano Federico - Bruno
• Alessio Modica - Iena
• Enrico Salimbeni - Tito
• Roberto Zibetti - Boris

Francesco Guccini - Adolfo the Bartender; Patrizia Piccinini - Marzia; Serena Grandi - Freccia's Mother; Cristina Moglia - Cristina

Credit

Stefano Giambanco - Costume Designer, Luciano Ligabue - Director, Angelo Nicolini - Editor, Luciano Ligabue - Composer (Music Score), Arnaldo Catinari - Cinematographer, Domenico Procacci - Producer, Gaetano Carito - Sound/Sound Designer, Luciano Ligabue - Screen Story, Antonio Leotti - Screenwriter, Luciano Ligabue - Screenwriter

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