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'''''Loose Cannons''''' ({{lang-it|Mine Vaganti}}, {{lang-tr|Serseri Mayınlar}}) is a 2010 Italian film directed by Turkish-Italian film director [[Ferzan Özpetek]].<ref>http://culturecatch.com/film/mine-vaganti-loose-cannons</ref>
| name = Loose Cannons
| image =
| alt = <!-- see WP:ALT -->
| caption =
| director = [[Ferzan Özpetek]]
| producer = Domenico Procacci
| writer = Ferzan Özpetek <br /> Ivan Cotroneo
| starring = [[Riccardo Scamarcio]] <br /> [[Alessandro Preziosi]] <br /> [[Nicole Grimaudo]] <br /> Lunetta Savino <br /> Ennio Fantastichini <br /> [[Ilaria Occhini]]
| music = Pasquale Catalano
| cinematography = Maurizio Calvesi
| editing = Patrizio Marone
| studio = Fandango
| distributor = 01 Distribution
| released = {{Film date|2010|2|13|df=first|[[Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]]|2010|3|12|df=first|Italy|2010|4|28|df=first|[[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]}}<!-- {{Film date|Year|Month|Day|Location}} -->
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = {{Film Italy}}
| language = [[French language|Italy]]
| budget =
| gross = €8.300.656<ref name="statistiche">{{cite news|url=http://www.movieplayer.it/film/mine-vaganti_23346/statistiche/ |title=Mine vaganti – Statistiche |work=www.movieplayer.it |language=Italian |accessdate=16 March 2012}}</ref>
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'''''Loose Cannons''''' ({{lang-it|Mine Vaganti}}, {{lang-tr|Serseri Mayınlar}}) is a [[2010 in film|2010]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[comedy film|comedy]] film directed by [[Ferzan Özpetek]]. Özpetek also wrote the script, with the help of Ivan Cotroneo, while Domenico Procacci served as a producer. The film stars [[Riccardo Scamarcio]], [[Alessandro Preziosi]], [[Nicole Grimaudo]], Lunetta Savino, Ennio Fantastichini and [[Ilaria Occhini]].


''Loose Cannons'' premiered on 13 February 2010 at the [[60th Berlin International Film Festival]]. The following month, it was theatrically released in [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Turkey]]. In the [[United States of America|United States]], the film premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on 28 April 2010, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It would subsequently be released at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]], [[Provincetown International Film Festival]] and [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]. In October 2010, the film was screened at the [[London Film Festival]].
==Plot==
The Cantones are a bourgeois family who own a pasta factory in [[Lecce]] in the conservative [[southern Italy]]. One of the two sons, Tommaso, returns from his studies in Rome and hopes to make the most of a family reunion to reveal his homosexuality. Tommaso discusses his plans with his elder brother, Antonio, and also tells him about his desire to break away from the family business to become a writer in Rome. During a dinner with the Brunetti family, with whom the Cantones are in business, just as Tommaso is about to share his news, Antonio interrupts and reveals to everyone that he himself is homosexual. Mr Cantone, the brothers' father, takes the news badly and is admitted to hospital. Rejecting Antonio, Mr Cantone decides to place Tommaso in charge of the family business. Tommaso changes his mind about revealing his homosexuality, as he thinks it could kill his father, and accepts. Life is made more difficult for Tommaso when his boyfriend, Marco, decides to visit him at his family home along with various other friends from Rome.


''Loose Cannons'' was highly praised by film critics. It was nominated for thirteen [[David di Donatello Awards]], including for the [[David di Donatello for Best Film|Best Film]], winning the [[David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Ennio Fantastichini and the [[David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Ilaria Occhini. The film also earned six out of eleven nominations at the [[Nastro d'Argento|Nastro d'Argento Awards]].<ref name="premi">{{cite news|url=http://www.movieplayer.it/film/mine-vaganti_23346/premi/ |title=Mine vaganti – Premi |accessdate=16 March 2012 |language=Italian |work=www.movieplayer.it}}</ref>
==References==

== Plot summary ==
The Cantones are a [[bourgeois]] family who own a [[pasta]] factory in [[Lecce]] in the conservative [[Southern Italy]]. One of the two sons, Tommaso ([[Riccardo Scamarcio]]), returns from his studies in [[Rome]] and hopes to make the most of a family reunion to reveal his [[homosexuality]]. Tommaso discusses his plans with his elder brother, Antonio ([[Alessandro Preziosi]]), and also tells him about his desire to break away from the family business to become a writer in Rome. During a dinner with the Brunetti family, with whom the Cantones are in business, just as Tommaso is about to share his news, Antonio interrupts and reveals to everyone that he himself is homosexual. Mr Cantone ([[Nicole Grimaudo]]), the brothers' father, takes the news badly and is admitted to hospital.

Rejecting Antonio, Mr Cantone decides to place Tommaso in charge of the family business. Tommaso changes his mind about revealing his homosexuality, as he thinks it could kill his father, and accepts. Life is made more difficult for Tommaso when his boyfriend, Marco ([[:it:Carmine Recano|Carmine Recano]]), decides to visit him at his family home along with various other friends from Rome.

== Cast ==
* [[Riccardo Scamarcio]] as Tommaso Cantone
* [[Alessandro Preziosi]] as Antonio Cantone
* [[Nicole Grimaudo]] as Alba Brunetti
* [[:it:Lunetta Savino|Lunetta Savino]] as Stefania Cantone
* [[:it:Ennio Fantastichini|Ennio Fantastichini]] as Vincenzo Cantone
* [[Ilaria Occhini]] as Grandmother
* [[Elena Sofia Ricci]] as Aunt Luciana
* [[:it:Bianca Nappi|Bianca Nappi]] as Elena Cantone
* [[:it:Massimiliano Gallo|Massimiliano Gallo]] as Salvatore
* [[:it:Daniele Pecci|Daniele Pecci]] as Andrea
* [[Carolina Crescentini]] as Young Grandmother
* [[:it:Carmine Recano|Carmine Recano]] as Marco
* [[:it:Paola Minaccioni|Paola Minaccioni]] as Teresa
* Gianluca De Marchi as Davide
* Mauro Bonaffini as Massimiliano
* [[:it:Gea Martire|Gea Martire]] as Patrizia
* [[:it:Giorgio Marchesi|Giorgio Marchesi]] as Nicola

== Release ==
''Loose Cannons'' premiered on 13 February 2010 at the [[60th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="berlin">{{cite news|url=http://www.berlinale.de/de/archiv/jahresarchive/2010/02_programm_2010/02_Filmdatenblatt_2010_20106122.php |title=Panorama: Mine vaganti / Loose Cannons |accessdate=16 March 2012 |date=2010 |language=German |work=[[Berlin International Film Festival]]}}</ref> The following month, it was theatrically released in Italy, Switzerland and Turkey. On 28 April, the film was screened at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]],<ref name="tribeca">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/news-views/QA_Loose_Cannons.html |title=Q&A: Loose Cannons |date=27 April 2010 |accessdate=16 March 2012 |work=[[Tribeca Film Festival]] |first=Zachary |last=Wigon}}</ref> earning the Special Jury Prize.<ref name="tribeca2">{{cite news|url=http://www.newnotizie.it/2010/04/mine-vaganti-di-ozpetek-vince-il-premio-giuria-al-tribeca-film-festival/ |work=Newnotizie |title=“Mine Vaganti” di Ozpetek vince il premio giuria al Tribeca Film Festival |date=30 April 2010 |language=Italian |accessdate=16 March 2012 |first=Antonella |last=Gullotti}}</ref> A month later, ''Loose Cannons'' was shown at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="seattle">{{cite news|url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=42743&fid=166 |title=Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti) |work=[[Seattle International Film Festival]] |accessdate=16 March 2012 |date=2010}}</ref> In the [[United States of America|United States]], it would also be screened at the [[Provincetown International Film Festival]] and [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] in January 2011.<ref name="palmsprings">{{cite news|url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=22425&fid=43 |title=Loose Cannons |work=[[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] |date=2011 |accessdate=16 March 2012}}</ref>

Throughout 2010 and 2011, ''Loose Cannons'' was screened at film festivals such as [[Festivals in Aruba|Aruba International Film Festival]], [[Moscow Film Festival]], [[Durban International Film Festival]], [[Festival do Rio]] and [[Flanders International Film Festival Ghent|Ghent International Film Festival]], and was theatrically released in [[France]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Austria]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Brazil]], [[Hungary]], [[Japan]], [[Colombia]], [[The Netherlands]], [[Argentina]] and [[Philippines]].<ref name="imdb">{{cite news|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1405810/releaseinfo |title=Release dates for Loose Cannons (2010) |accessdate=16 March 2012 |work=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref> In October 2010, the film was shown at the [[London Film Festival]] before being released in British cinemas.<ref name="london">{{cite news|url=http://www.movieplayer.it/eventi/news/il-london-film-festival-2010-parla-italiano_14097/ |work=www.movieplayer.it |title=Il London Film Festival 2010 parla italiano |first=Fabio |last=Fusco |date=8 October 2010 |accessdate=16 March 2012 |language=Italian}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
=== Critical response ===
=== Awards and nominations ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Awards
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
| rowspan="13"| [[David di Donatello Awards]]
| [[David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Ennio Fantastichini
| {{won}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Ilaria Occhini]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Film|Best Film]]
| [[Ferzan Özpetek]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Ferzan Özpetek
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Script|Best Script]]
| Ferzan Özpetek, Ivan Cotroneo
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Producer|Best Producer]]
| Domenico Procacci
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| [[Elena Sofia Ricci]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Maurizio Calvesi
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Score|Best Score]]
| Pasquale Catalano
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Song
| Marco Giacomelli, [[Patty Pravo]], Fabio Petrillo, Ilaria Cortese
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Production Design
| Andrea Crisanti
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Costumes|Best Costumes]]
| Alessandro Lai
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Film Editing
| Patrizio Marone
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[European Film Awards]]
| Audience Award for Best Film
| ''Loose Cannons''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Audience Award for Best Score
| Pasquale Catalano
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca Film Festival Awards]]
| Special Jury Prize
| ''Loose Cannons''
| {{won}}
|}

== Other media ==
=== Soundtrack album ===
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Loose Cannons
| Type = [[Soundtrack]]
| Artist = [[Various Artists]]
| Cover =
| Released = {{Start date|df=first|2010|3|12}}
| Recorded = 2009–10
| Genre = [[Soundtrack]], [[pop music|pop]]
| Length = 66:18
| Label = [[Universal Music]]
| Producer = Pasquale Catalano
| Reviews =
}}
The [[soundtrack album]] for ''Loose Cannons'' was released on 12 March 2010 through [[Universal Music]]. It was produced by [[:it:Pasquale Catalano|Pasquale Catalano]], who also composed the original music for the film. The vocals were recorded by Eleonora Bordonaro, while the music was recorded by Fabrizio Romano ([[piano]]), Paolo Sasso ([[violin]]), Pietro Bentivenga ([[accordion]]), Claudio Romano ([[guitar]]), Domenico Rinaldi ([[oboe]]) and Pasquale Catalano (guitar, [[mandolin]] and [[harpsichord]]).<ref name="it2">{{cite news|url=http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_vaganti_(colonna_sonora) |title=Mine vaganti (colonna sonora) |accessdate=16 March 2012 |work=Wikipedia |language=Italian}}</ref>

==== Track listing ====
# "Sogno" by [[Patty Pravo]]
# "La linea dei ricordi" by [[:it:Pasquale Catalano|Pasquale Catalano]]
# "Tutti lo sanno" by Pasquale Catalano
# "[[Sempre lontano|50mila]]" by [[Nina Zilli]]
# "Nessuno ad aspettare" by Pasquale Catalano
# "Duetto" by Pasquale Catalano
# "Una notte a Napoli" by [[Pink Martini]]
# "Sulina Waltz" by Pasquale Catalano
# "[[Sorry, I'm a Lady]]" by [[Baccara]]
# "Cuore di sabbia" by Pasquale Catalano
# "Mine vaganti" by Pasquale Catalano
# "Kutlama" by [[Sezen Aksu]]
# "Due notti" by Pasquale Catalano
# "Yara" by [[:it:Radiodervish|Radiodervish]]
# "La ruota pazza" by Pasquale Catalano
# "Pensiero stupendo" by Patty Pravo
# "Mais De Min" by Mariana Delgado
# "Kutlama (Reprise)" by Radiodervish

=== Home media ===
''Loose Cannons'' was released on [[DVD]] on 25 June 2010, and on [[blue-ray]] on 27 August.<ref name="it">{{cite news|url=http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_vaganti |title=Mine vaganti |work=Wikipedia |language=Italian |accessdate=16 March 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|1405810|Loose Cannons}}


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[[Category:Films set in Italy]]
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[[Category:Italian LGBT-related films]]


Revision as of 16:56, 16 March 2012

Loose Cannons
Directed byFerzan Özpetek
Written byFerzan Özpetek
Ivan Cotroneo
Produced byDomenico Procacci
StarringRiccardo Scamarcio
Alessandro Preziosi
Nicole Grimaudo
Lunetta Savino
Ennio Fantastichini
Ilaria Occhini
CinematographyMaurizio Calvesi
Edited byPatrizio Marone
Music byPasquale Catalano
Production
company
Fandango
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 13 February 2010 (2010-02-13) (Berlin)
  • 12 March 2010 (2010-03-12) (Italy)
  • 28 April 2010 (2010-04-28) (Tribeca)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film Italy
LanguageItaly
Box office€8.300.656[1]

Loose Cannons (Template:Lang-it, Template:Lang-tr) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Özpetek also wrote the script, with the help of Ivan Cotroneo, while Domenico Procacci served as a producer. The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessandro Preziosi, Nicole Grimaudo, Lunetta Savino, Ennio Fantastichini and Ilaria Occhini.

Loose Cannons premiered on 13 February 2010 at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. The following month, it was theatrically released in Italy, Switzerland and Turkey. In the United States, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 28 April 2010, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It would subsequently be released at the Seattle International Film Festival, Provincetown International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival. In October 2010, the film was screened at the London Film Festival.

Loose Cannons was highly praised by film critics. It was nominated for thirteen David di Donatello Awards, including for the Best Film, winning the Best Supporting Actor for Ennio Fantastichini and the Best Supporting Actress for Ilaria Occhini. The film also earned six out of eleven nominations at the Nastro d'Argento Awards.[2]

Plot summary

The Cantones are a bourgeois family who own a pasta factory in Lecce in the conservative Southern Italy. One of the two sons, Tommaso (Riccardo Scamarcio), returns from his studies in Rome and hopes to make the most of a family reunion to reveal his homosexuality. Tommaso discusses his plans with his elder brother, Antonio (Alessandro Preziosi), and also tells him about his desire to break away from the family business to become a writer in Rome. During a dinner with the Brunetti family, with whom the Cantones are in business, just as Tommaso is about to share his news, Antonio interrupts and reveals to everyone that he himself is homosexual. Mr Cantone (Nicole Grimaudo), the brothers' father, takes the news badly and is admitted to hospital.

Rejecting Antonio, Mr Cantone decides to place Tommaso in charge of the family business. Tommaso changes his mind about revealing his homosexuality, as he thinks it could kill his father, and accepts. Life is made more difficult for Tommaso when his boyfriend, Marco (Carmine Recano), decides to visit him at his family home along with various other friends from Rome.

Cast

Release

Loose Cannons premiered on 13 February 2010 at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] The following month, it was theatrically released in Italy, Switzerland and Turkey. On 28 April, the film was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival,[4] earning the Special Jury Prize.[5] A month later, Loose Cannons was shown at the Seattle International Film Festival.[6] In the United States, it would also be screened at the Provincetown International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival in January 2011.[7]

Throughout 2010 and 2011, Loose Cannons was screened at film festivals such as Aruba International Film Festival, Moscow Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Festival do Rio and Ghent International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in France, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Hungary, Japan, Colombia, The Netherlands, Argentina and Philippines.[8] In October 2010, the film was shown at the London Film Festival before being released in British cinemas.[9]

Reception

Box office

Critical response

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Nominee Result
David di Donatello Awards Best Supporting Actor Ennio Fantastichini Won
Best Supporting Actress Ilaria Occhini Won
Best Film Ferzan Özpetek Nominated
Best Director Ferzan Özpetek Nominated
Best Script Ferzan Özpetek, Ivan Cotroneo Nominated
Best Producer Domenico Procacci Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elena Sofia Ricci Nominated
Best Cinematography Maurizio Calvesi Nominated
Best Score Pasquale Catalano Nominated
Best Original Song Marco Giacomelli, Patty Pravo, Fabio Petrillo, Ilaria Cortese Nominated
Best Production Design Andrea Crisanti Nominated
Best Costumes Alessandro Lai Nominated
Best Film Editing Patrizio Marone Nominated
European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Film Loose Cannons Nominated
Audience Award for Best Score Pasquale Catalano Nominated
Tribeca Film Festival Awards Special Jury Prize Loose Cannons Won

Other media

Soundtrack album

Untitled

The soundtrack album for Loose Cannons was released on 12 March 2010 through Universal Music. It was produced by Pasquale Catalano, who also composed the original music for the film. The vocals were recorded by Eleonora Bordonaro, while the music was recorded by Fabrizio Romano (piano), Paolo Sasso (violin), Pietro Bentivenga (accordion), Claudio Romano (guitar), Domenico Rinaldi (oboe) and Pasquale Catalano (guitar, mandolin and harpsichord).[10]

Track listing

  1. "Sogno" by Patty Pravo
  2. "La linea dei ricordi" by Pasquale Catalano
  3. "Tutti lo sanno" by Pasquale Catalano
  4. "50mila" by Nina Zilli
  5. "Nessuno ad aspettare" by Pasquale Catalano
  6. "Duetto" by Pasquale Catalano
  7. "Una notte a Napoli" by Pink Martini
  8. "Sulina Waltz" by Pasquale Catalano
  9. "Sorry, I'm a Lady" by Baccara
  10. "Cuore di sabbia" by Pasquale Catalano
  11. "Mine vaganti" by Pasquale Catalano
  12. "Kutlama" by Sezen Aksu
  13. "Due notti" by Pasquale Catalano
  14. "Yara" by Radiodervish
  15. "La ruota pazza" by Pasquale Catalano
  16. "Pensiero stupendo" by Patty Pravo
  17. "Mais De Min" by Mariana Delgado
  18. "Kutlama (Reprise)" by Radiodervish

Home media

Loose Cannons was released on DVD on 25 June 2010, and on blue-ray on 27 August.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Mine vaganti – Statistiche". www.movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Mine vaganti – Premi". www.movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Panorama: Mine vaganti / Loose Cannons". Berlin International Film Festival (in German). 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  4. ^ Wigon, Zachary (27 April 2010). "Q&A: Loose Cannons". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. ^ Gullotti, Antonella (30 April 2010). ""Mine Vaganti" di Ozpetek vince il premio giuria al Tribeca Film Festival". Newnotizie (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti)". Seattle International Film Festival. 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Loose Cannons". Palm Springs International Film Festival. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Release dates for Loose Cannons (2010)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. ^ Fusco, Fabio (8 October 2010). "Il London Film Festival 2010 parla italiano". www.movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Mine vaganti (colonna sonora)". Wikipedia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Mine vaganti". Wikipedia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
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