Azzurro
Directed by Denis Rabaglia12 augustus 2000 84 m Box Office: US$ 48.030Drama
6.87.1
75-year-old Giuseppe De Metrio has spent 30 years in Geneva, as foreign worker for the Broyer company. Upon retirement, he returned to Puglia, Italy, where his family had continued to live. His only grandchild, 7-year-old Carla, is blind. The whole family looks forward hopefully to the day when Carla's sight can be restored by means of a cornea transplantation. After a heart attack, Giuseppe decides to wait no longer and returns to Switzerland to ask his former boss Mr. Broyer for the money necessary for the operation, as an old promise binds the two men. Intended as a 48-hour trip, Giuseppe and Carla's visit in Switzerland becomes a journey that both grandfather and granddaughter never dreamt of...
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Azzurro was released on 12 augustus 2000.
Azzurro was directed by Denis Rabaglia.
Azzurro has a runtime of 84 m.
Azzurro was produced by Chris Bolzli, José-Michel Buhler, Edi Hubschmid, Gherardo Pagliei, Elisabetta Riga.
75-year-old Giuseppe De Metrio has spent 30 years in Geneva, as foreign worker for the Broyer company. Upon retirement, he returned to Puglia, Italy, where his family had continued to live. His only grandchild, 7-year-old Carla, is blind. The whole family looks forward hopefully to the day when Carla's sight can be restored by means of a cornea transplantation. After a heart attack, Giuseppe decides to wait no longer and returns to Switzerland to ask his former boss Mr. Broyer for the money necessary for the operation, as an old promise binds the two men. Intended as a 48-hour trip, Giuseppe and Carla's visit in Switzerland becomes a journey that both grandfather and granddaughter never dreamt of...
The key characters in Azzurro are Giuseppe De Metrio (Paolo Villaggio), Carla De Metrio (Francesca Pipoli), Elizabeth Broyer (Marie-Christine Barrault).
Azzurro is a Drama film.
Azzurro has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.
Azzurro had a budget of US$ 3,1 mln..
Azzurro has made US$ 48.030 at the box office.