The Meter Reader
1995 drama film
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The Meter Reader (Italian: Il verificatore), also known as The Man Who Checks the Meter, is a 1995 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Stefano Incerti, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.
Giovanni Molino
Roberto De Francesco
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| Directed by | Stefano Incerti |
| Screenplay by | Stefano Incerti Giovanni Molino |
| Starring | Antonino Iuorio Roberto De Francesco |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Mari |
| Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
| Music by | Peter Gordon John Martyn |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
Cast
- Antonino Iuorio as Crescenzio
- Roberto De Francesco as Beniamino
- Elodie Treccani as Giuliana
- Renato Carpentieri as the Boss
- Carmen Scivittaro as the Mother
- Teresa Saponangelo as Valeria
- Enzo Moscato as the Psychopath
- Antonio Pennarella as Renato
- Carlo Cerciello as the Doorman
Production
Release
The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Overtaking Lane sidebar.[3]
Reception
For this film Incerti won the David di Donatello for Best New Director and the Grolla d'oro for Best Director.[1][4]
Variety's critic David Rooney described the film as a "melancholy drama" that "overcomes a fragile script with astute assembly of its fragmentary narrative", and wrote: "Familiar themes of loneliness and alienation are explored with originality, economy and firm control".[5]
