Inside the car of a city train the presence of a
female beauty catches the eyes of a young passenger.
A game of romantic and furtive glances generates a
spontaneous encounter. Every day millions of people
populate the vast and open city spaces. Every day
millions of red lines cross but never meet.
Phaedra
Director: Salvo Bitonti
Screenplay: Salvo Bitonti
Photography: Dario Corno
Cast:Mita Medici
and with Antonio Mancino,
Ivo Micioni
Editing:Michele Fornasero, Simone
Catania
Production: Mario Mazzarotto for
Intel Film
Distribution: Picture Show, via G. Ricci
Cumbastro 34, 00149 Roma, tel. +39 335 6956968, fax
06 5754679, e-mail
info@pictureshow.it, info@intelfilm.it
Year: 2006. Running Time: 10
In an age without time, in the wild island of
Stromboli, Phaedra is overwhelmed by memories. She
remembers the day of her arrival and the wedding
with Theseus, the dances and the look of the
beautiful Ippolitus, Theseuss son. Phaedra falls in
love with Ippolitus but he is devoted to chastity
Francesco Cannavą
Born in Messina, he is a graduated from the
University of Rome Lumsa in Communication Sciences. He
concluded his studies and his formation period with a course
in Film Directing at the Nuct. He is currently working as an
independent filmmaker in Italy and USA Award Nice for short
Sicilian TaorminaFilmFest 2007.
Salvo Bitonti
Born in Syracuse, director, playwright and professor of
theatre and film direction at Academy of Fine Arts in
Turin. He founded Max Reinhardt School of theatre in
Rome. As an experimental director, he works about the
relationship between cinema and theatre. Most important
awards received are: Fiuggi Audience Award as best
director and the Syracuse Theatre Award for his career.
