Fire at My Heart
 

Director: Lamberto Lambertini
Screenplay: Lamberto Lambertini
Photography: Pino Sondelli
Music: Savio Riccardi
Cast: Omar Sharif, Massimiliano Varrese, Sonali Kulkarni, Zoltan Ratoti, Maurizio Donadoni, Antonella Stefanucci
Editing: Anna Napoli
Production: Sergio Scapagnini for Indrapur Cinematografica - Stella Film, in collaboration with Rai Cinema and Focus Film (Budapest)
International Distribution: Rai Trade, via Umberto Novaro 18, 00195 Rome - Italy, tel. +39 06 37491, e-mail: info@raitrade.it
Year: 2005. Running Time: 100’
   
Returning to Nice after his first film, Vrindavan Film Studios, Lamberto Lambertini demonstrates all his profound love of his native Naples, its history and cultural richness, in Fire at My Heart. The story takes us back to 1815 when the city was briefly ruled by Joachim Murat on behalf of Napoleon. Murat’s political vision and his tragic end play out against the personal dreams of Eugenio (Massimo Varrese), an idealistic young nobleman in love with a peasant girl, and his wise grandfather Prince Nicola, played by Omar Sharif in a warm, illuminating performance. Sumptuous production design, inspired by the still lives and portraits of Ingres and Gerard, brings the period to life. 

 
            

             

 

               

                      

 

 
 
                     
                     

     
Lamberto Lambertini 
He lived in Paris and in London working as a painter. He also worked as a graphic artist for the Teatro Stabile di Roma. In 1982 he founded a stage company with Peppe and Concetta Barra and toured Italy for 12 years with the show that he presented also in international festivals such as New York and Mumbai. In 1995 he wrote and directed his first full-length film: Vrindavan Film Studios, shot in India and shown at Venice International Festival. Fire at My Heart is his second feature.