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Tilda Swinton
Io Sono L’Amore | I Am Love | Ich bin die Liebe by Luca Guadagnino
ITA 2009, Culinary Cinema
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Flavio Parenti
Io Sono L’Amore | I Am Love | Ich bin die Liebe by Luca Guadagnino
ITA 2009, Culinary Cinema
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Tilda Swinton
Io Sono L’Amore | I Am Love | Ich bin die Liebe by Luca Guadagnino
ITA 2009, Culinary Cinema
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Edoardo Gabbriellini
Io Sono L’Amore | I Am Love | Ich bin die Liebe by Luca Guadagnino
ITA 2009, Culinary Cinema
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Edoardo Gabbriellini, Tilda Swinton
Io Sono L’Amore | I Am Love | Ich bin die Liebe by Luca Guadagnino
ITA 2009, Culinary Cinema
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Marisa Berenson, Pippo Delbono, Tilda Swinton, Alba Rohrwacher, Mattia Zaccaro, Flavio Parenti, Maria Paiato
Io Sono L’Amore | I Am Love | Ich bin die Liebe by Luca Guadagnino
ITA 2009, Culinary Cinema
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A classic drama takes its course, narrated with the dynamic means of the modern cinema. “The camera hugs the actors, telling the story through the smallest details and gestures”, raves the Hollywood Reporter. The music of the renowned opera composer John Adams makes actors and pictures float through rooms, streets and landscapes. Variety compares the director with Hitchcock and Visconti.
Luca Guadagnino deliberated for a long time whether to become a cook or a film maker. As a film maker he follows the rules of good cuisine and prepares his work very thoroughly. He has been working with Tilda Swinton since 1999. In his documentary Cuoco Contadino (Peasant Cook, 2005), he explores the gastronomy and region of Sanremo. The heavenly hills above the Mediterranean Sea are the setting for the second act, in which Emma and Antonio passionately make love.
The third act of Io Sono L’Amore describes a radically changing world. The wealth, the family and the rituals of power all fall apart. What remains is pain, separation, the scent of summer and loving freedom.
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Tilda Swinton
The lead actress of the opening film.
Io Sono L’Amore · Culinary Cinema · Feb 14, 2010
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Christian Lohse, Luzia Braun
The cook prepared a "Russian-Italien declaration of love" for the guests - corresponding to the theme of the opening film.
Io Sono L’Amore · Culinary Cinema · Feb 14, 2010
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Tilda Swinton
Before the screening.
Io Sono L’Amore · Culinary Cinema · Feb 14, 2010