Gasoline (film)
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| Gasoline | |
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| Directed by | Monica Stambrini |
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| Produced by | Galliano Juso |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti |
| Edited by | Paola Freddi |
| Music by | Massimo Zamboni |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing (US) |
Release dates | Italy: November 20, 2001 Canada: September 12, 2002 United States: May 4, 2003 UK: November 14, 2003 Ireland: July 30, 2004 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $4,307 (US sub total) |
Gasoline (Italian: Benzina) is a 2001 Italian crime film directed by Monica Stambrini. It is based on a novel by Elena Stancanelli.[1]
Plot[edit]
A young lesbian couple, Stella and Lenni, go on the run after the accidental death of Lenni's mother.
Cast[edit]
- Maya Sansa as Stella
- Regina Orioli as Lenni
- Mariella Valentini as Eleonora's mother
- Luigi Maria Burruano as Padre Gabriele (priest)
- Chiara Conti as Pippi
- Marco Quaglia as Sandro
- Pietro Ragusa as Filippo
Reception[edit]
Gasoline was nominated for the Prize of the City of Torino at the 2001 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema and the Outstanding Film award at the 2004 GLAAD Media Awards.[2]
Kevin Thomas, writing for the Los Angeles Times praised the lead actors but said the film was "too derivative and sensational for its own sake to work."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (2002-09-26), "Gasoline Review", Variety, retrieved 2009-08-20
- ^ "Nominees for the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. 2003-12-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (2003-08-29), "'Gasoline' — Movie Review", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2009-08-20
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