Return to Ithaca (film)
2014 film
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Return to Ithaca (French: Retour à Ithaque) is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. The film premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[2] It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Directed byLaurent Cantet
Written byLaurent Cantet
Lucia Lopez Coll
François Crozade
Leonardo Padura
Lucia Lopez Coll
François Crozade
Leonardo Padura
Produced byLaurent Baudens
Didar Domehri
Gaël Nouaille
Didar Domehri
Gaël Nouaille
StarringJorge Perugorría
Isabel Santos
Isabel Santos
| Return to Ithaca | |
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| Directed by | Laurent Cantet |
| Written by | Laurent Cantet Lucia Lopez Coll François Crozade Leonardo Padura |
| Produced by | Laurent Baudens Didar Domehri Gaël Nouaille |
| Starring | Jorge Perugorría Isabel Santos |
| Cinematography | Diego Dussuel |
| Edited by | Robin Campillo |
Production companies | Full House Orange Studio Haut et Court Panache Productions Funny Balloons La Compagnie Cinématographique |
| Distributed by | Haut et Court |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | €1.2 million[1] |
| Box office | $218,537[1] |
Plot
Five friends reunite on a rooftop terrace in Havana to celebrate the return of Amadeo after his 16 years of self-exile in Spain. During the night, they sing, dance, reflect the past and make sense of the present.
Cast
- Jorge Perugorría as Eddy
- Isabel Santos as Tania
- Fernando Hechavarría as Rafa
- Néstor Jiménez as Amadeo
- Pedro Julio Díaz Ferran as Aldo
Accolades
The film won the Venice Days Award at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[4]