16° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Regional Competition 1998

FRIEND IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

FRIEND IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

Country: Italy
Year: 1998
Duration: 4'


After being abandoned by his lover, a young man is consumed by desperation and memories. In vain he tries to react by writing, telephoning, going out, and looking for just the right outfit to attract attention. Just when everything seems lost, the doorbell unexpectedly rings...

Biography

film director

Andrea Arca

Andrea Arca (Verbania, Novara; 1964) has already participated twice at the Turin Space Preview of the Turin Film Festival with the videos Il prigioniero (1994) and Strampalato (1995, in collaboration with Alessandro Carreri, Fulvio Conti, and Leonardo Ferrante). She has also won second prize at the Concorso Telecom Nazionale di Video sulla Città and third prize at the Concorso Video di Viaggio, Comune di Gorgonzola with their video Lisbõa (1996). She participated at last year's edition of the Turin Film Festival, Turin Space section, with Memorie ferite.

Claudia Bertolé

Claudia Bertolé (Turin, 1966) has already participated twice at the Turin Space Preview of the Turin Film Festival with their videos Il prigioniero (1994) and Strampalato (1995, in collaboration with Alessandro Carreri, Fulvio Conti, and Leonardo Ferrante). She has also won second prize at the Concorso Telecom Nazionale di Video sulla Città and third prize at the Concorso Video di Viaggio, Comune di Gorgonzola with their video Lisbõa (1996). She participated at last year's edition of the Turin Film Festival, Turin Space section, with Memorie ferite.

Cast

& Credits

Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: Andrea Arca, Claudia Bertolé.
Editor: D.G.P. Produzione Video.
Cast: Massimo Bigo, Andrea Arca.
Production company: Andrea Arca, Claudia Bertolé, via Don Balbiano 53/A, 10051 Avigliana (TO), Italy, tel. +39-11-9311042.
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