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Pioggia poco prima dell'estate

π•π’ππžπ¨π©π¨πžπ¬π’πš - Una giovane donna percorre solitaria i luoghi esterni, anonimi e freddi, di un condominio in periferia. Piove intensamente.
Il cortometraggio esprime lo stato d'animo descritto in una poesia, composta dal regista, riportata nei titoli di coda.

π•π’ππžπ¨π©π¨πžπ­π«π² - A young woman walks alone through the anonymous, cold outdoor areas of an apartment building in the suburbs. It is raining hard.
The short film expresses the state of mind described in a poem, composed by the director, shown in the credits.

  • Costantino Maiani
    Director
  • Bruna Orlando
    Key Cast
    la giovane donna, the young woman
  • Dmitry Gerchinsky
    Music
    Sad Emotional Piano and Strings
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • La Spezia Film Festival (9th Edition, 2024)
    La Spezia
    Italy
    Winner: Best Actress to Bruna Orlando
Director Biography - Costantino Maiani

Nato a Firenze il 07.01.1972

Filmografia/Filmography

- "Paysages 1" (5', 2007), screened at London International Documentary Festival, British Museum (2007)
- "Analogic" (10', 2008)
- "Clarice vede il futuro" (10', 2008)
- "Showreel Aphrodia" (4', 2009), screened at XXIV Salone Internazionale del Libro, Torino (2011)
- "Florentine Andromak" (5', 2009), screened at XXIV Salone Internazionale del Libro, Torino (2011)
- "Gioiezza" (41', 2009)
- "Find Your Way" (7', 2009/2010)
- "Libellula" (46', 2011/2012; restyling 2024), screened at the 42nd edition of: "Primo Piano sull'Autore - Festival Pianeta Donna", Perugia, Cinema Méliès - 16.12.2024
- "Esercizi 1, 2, 3, 4, 6" (2013 - 2015)
- "La Passione del Nostro Signore GesΓΉ Cristo" (129', 2014)
- "Beata Giulia da Certaldo" (26', 2016)
- "Albanian Symphony" (14', 2017)
- "Elsa" (5', 2017)
- "Il domani di Laura" ("Laura's Hereafter", 82', 2019)
- "Le regole dell'armonia" (2020/2021, short, editing)
- "Il tenore Amedeo Bassi" (44', 2023)
- "Pioggia poco prima dell'estate" ("Rain just before the summer", 4', 2023), winner of the "Best Actress" award at the ninth edition of the La Spezia Film Festival (2024)
- "Fiori distratti" (4', 2024, video clip of the song "Fiori distratti" by Chiara Guarducci)
- "Alesia. I Colori Di Una Vita" (29', 2025; production: Associazione Alesia 2007 Onlus)

In lavorazione/In Progress

- "La filanda" ("The Spinning Mill", feature film dedicated to the theme of work in spinning mills)

Progetti futuri/Future Projects

- "La musica e il buio" ("Musik and the Dark", feature film, biopic on Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco)

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