Umm, another what's this film... An Italian Moped driver

[Joe Pasquale]

Must've been a good 4/5 years ago I saw this on BBC2 or C4, one of the first foreign films I just thought I'd watch with no reccomendations. Anyway, it was almost definately Italian, and the plot involved a middle aged guy driving around on a moped meeting people and seeing things going on.

Any ideas? Surely it's a relatively big foreign film to get on British terrestrial TV.

[smarcal]

It was probably Nanni Moretti's 'Caro Diario'. A very good film. Hope it is available on DVD soon.

Sofia

[SimonI]

There don't appear to be any DVDs available anywhere of Moretti's work, despite his latest film The Son's Room (http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0208990) gaining some prize at Cannes. I agree that Caro diario is a great film, very unusual but compelling.

[Joe Pasquale]

Thanks! Looks like the one.

Cheapest I can find it (on VHS of course :( ) is at:
http://www.absound.ca/music/dvd/ms-2.cgi?upc=065935116363

$6USD isn't too bad I suppose.

Wait!, found it on DVD:
http://www.dvd.it/index.cgi?sid=734158996&lang=it&prep=list&v=DVD&page=dett&arti=20703
No idea if it has subtitles though. :(

[Analog Kid]

I'd guess that:


Lingue sottotitoli: -


Means that there are no subtitles of any sort :(

HTH

[Michael Brooke]

The fact that the "Lingue doppiaggio" section is also blank gives cause for hope, as that should <U>definitely</U> read "Italiano"!

Incidentally, I thoroughly recommend <I>Aprile</I>, the only other Moretti film to get a UK release - I preferred it to <I>Caro Diario</I>, though seeing it with an Italian friend who helpfully explained the more parochial jokes and references definitely helped!

[Joe Pasquale]

Looks like it has no English subtitles. I've found a review, and a couple of other Italian shops selling it and they all say '-' or just 'Italiano' for subtitles. The cheap VHS from ABsound it is then. :(