THE LARK FARM
by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
synopsis
The genocide of the Armenians through the story of an Armenian family that restores a farm in order to welcome the arrival of relatives who had moved to Italy. However, they will never see their relatives as they get caught in the genocide carried out by the Turks during WWI.
Based on Antonia Arslan's book.
international title: | The Lark Farm |
original title: | La masseria delle allodole |
country: | Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, France |
sales agent: | RAI Com |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani |
release date: | IT 23/03/2007, FR 30/05/2007 |
screenplay: | Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani |
cast: | Paz Vega, Moritz Bleibtreu, Alessandro Preziosi, Tchéky Karyo, André Dussollier, Ángela Molina, Mohammed Bakri |
cinematography by: | Giuseppe a.k.a. Beppe Lanci |
film editing: | Roberto Perpignani |
art director: | Andrea Crisanti |
costumes designer: | Lina Nerli Taviani |
music: | Giuliano Taviani |
producer: | Grazia Volpi, Claudio Grassetti |
production: | Ager Tre, Sagrera Audiovisual, Nimar Studios, Flach Film, France 2 Cinéma (FR), Rai Cinema |
backing: | Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali |
distributor: | 01 Distribution, UGC Distribution (FR) |