Tregua, La (1997)

Director:

Francesco Rosi

Writers:

Tonino Guerra (writer)
Primo Levi (autobiography)

Release Date:

24 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".

Plot Keywords:

Russia | Autobiographical | Genocide | Jewish | Post WWII

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

John Turturro	...	Primo Levi
Rade Serbedzija	...	The Greek
Massimo Ghini	...	Cesare
Stefano Dionisi	...	Daniele
Teco Celio	...	Col. Rovi
Roberto Citran	...	Unverdorben
Claudio Bisio	...	Ferrari
Andy Luotto	...	D'Agata
Agnieszka Wagner	...	Galina
Lorenza Indovina	...	Flora
Marina Gerasimenko	...	Maria Fyodorovna
Igor Bezgin	...	Yegorov
Aleksandr Ilyin	...	The Mongol
Vyacheslav Olkhovskiy	...	Lt. Sergei
Anatoli Vasilyev	...	Dr. Gotlieb

Also Known As:

Atempause, Die (Germany)
The Truce (USA)
Trêve, La (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and sexual content.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

Italy | France | Germany | Switzerland

Language:

English | Russian | German | Polish | Italian | Latin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12 (w) | Spain:7 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Company:

DaZu Film

Quotes:

Il Greco: When there is war two things remember: shoes, then food, because who has shoes, finds food.

Movie Connections:

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THE best film I've seen in years

THE best film I've seen in years . Primo ( John Turturro in his best role )is a survivor of Auschwitz , survivor of Holocaust . He is Italian Jew saved by Russians at the end of WWII . All he wants is so simple - just to go home . But railroads are destroyed and he has to make a detour true Minsk ( Minsk is a capital of Belorussia . Minsk is a hometown of my mother . Minsk is the city where only 4 buildings was still standing after WWII . Minsk is the city which my mother had to leave when she was 2 years old and hide under the horse cart during the air strikes ... she still can't talk about it .)At the same time he need to learn how to live usual life , how to look without scare , without pain . How to live at all . What makes this film 10 stars out of 5 ... little details , the feeling , the scare in everyone's eyes . I know this feeling . I know this scare . I don't want to remember it , but this film brought it back . And especially now I think everyone have to learn it ... before it is too late. This film is very slow and very deep . Acting on highest level - I even forgot that this is actors "acting". What shocked me most - the details , just little things which are so important , This film have to be watched by everyone and taken deep into our hearts . This kind of story might and have to change our world for better.