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The Eight Mountains
Le otto montagne
Directed by
Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch
Produced by Mario Gianani, Hans Everaert, Lorenzo Gangarossa, and Louis Tisné
Screenplay by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch Based on the novel by Paolo Cognetti
Produced by Mario Gianani, Hans Everaert, Lorenzo Gangarossa, and Louis Tisné
Screenplay by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch Based on the novel by Paolo Cognetti
With:
Lupo Barbiero, Cristiano Sassella, Elena Lietti, Chiara Jorrioz, Filippo Timi, Fiammetta Olivieri, Gualtiero Burzi, Adriano Favre, Andrea Palma, Francesco Palombelli, Alex Sassella, Luca Marinelli, Leandro Gago, Daniela De Pellegrin, Alessandro Borghi, Aurora Pernici, and Ermes Piffer
Cinematography:
Ruben Impens
Editing: Nico Leunen
Music: Daniel Norgren
Editing: Nico Leunen
Music: Daniel Norgren
Runtime:
147 min
Release Date: 14 December 2022
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 14 December 2022
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Color: Color
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Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown) and his wife and co-writer/director Charlotte Vandermeersch capture something honest and inscrutable about straight male friendship (and some spectacular scenery!) in their lovely but meandering adaptation of Paolo Cognetti's novel about two men from different backgrounds who meet as boys during summer in the Italian Alps and remain close despite the divergent paths their natures and circumstances take them.