Palazzina Laf

Palazzina Laf
Palazzina Laf
Directed by	Michele Riondino
Written by	Maurizio Braucci ; Michele Riondino
Produced by	Carlo Degli Esposti; Nicola Serra;
Starring	Michele Riondino; Elio Germano;
Cinematography	Claudio Cofrancesco
Edited by	Julien Panzarasa
Music by	Teho Teardo
Production; companies	Bravo; Palomar; Rai Cinema; Paprika Films;
Distributed by	BiM Distribution
Release dates	21 October 2023 (Rome); 30 November 2023 (Italy);
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;
Language	Italian

Palazzina Laf is a 2023 Italian-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Riondino in his directorial debut and starring along with Elio Germano. The film is about a spy working for a corrupt company where a factory manager hires him to stalk his colleagues.^[1]^[2] The film's title acronym stands for "Laminatoio a freddo", which translates to "cold rolling mill". Palazzina Laf refers to the name of a real building of the ILVA steel company in Taranto where demoted employees were confined in inhumane working conditions in the late 1990s.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Michele Riondino as Caterino Lamanna
Elio Germano as Giancarlo Basile
Vanessa Scalera as Tiziana Lagioia
Domenico Fortunato as Angelo Caramia
Gianni D'Addario as Franco Orlando
Michele Sinisi as Aldo Romanazzi
Fulvio Pepe as Renato Morra
Marina Limosani as Rosalba Liaci
Eva Cela as Anna
Anna Ferruzzo as Pubblico Ministero
Paolo Pierobon as Moretti
Pierfrancesco Nacca as Fabio

Release[edit]

The film premiered in the Grand Public section at the 18th Rome Film Festival on 21 October 2023.^[4]^[5]

The film was distributed in Italian cinemas by BiM Distribuzione starting from 30 November 2023.

Accolades[edit]

At the 69th David di Donatello, Palazzina Laf was nominated for Best New Director and Best Original Screenplay. Michele Riondino won Best Actor and Elio Germano won Best Supporting Actor. Diodato's "La mia terra" won Best Original Song.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Roxborough, Scott (3 May 2024). "Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Wins Italian Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sollazzo, Boris (4 May 2024). "La sorpresa Michele Riondino e il tris di Palazzina Laf ai David sono più importanti di tre statuette". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ Marchesi, Teresa (21 October 2023). "Palazzina Laf. Michele Riondino diventa regista sociale per raccontare il reparto-lager dell'Ilva di Taranto". HuffPost (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ "Day 4 | Il programma di sabato 21". Rome Film Festival (in Italian). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ Aricò, Giacomo (12 October 2023). "La Festa del Cinema di Roma 2023 è iniziata: tutto il programma e quello che c'è da sapere su film e ospiti". Vogue Italia. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Palazzina Laf at IMDb

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[hreng-1] Roxborough, Scott (3 May 2024). "Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Wins Italian Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[hrital-2] Sollazzo, Boris (4 May 2024). "La sorpresa Michele Riondino e il tris di Palazzina Laf ai David sono più importanti di tre statuette". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[3] Marchesi, Teresa (21 October 2023). "Palazzina Laf. Michele Riondino diventa regista sociale per raccontare il reparto-lager dell'Ilva di Taranto". HuffPost (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[4] "Day 4 | Il programma di sabato 21". Rome Film Festival (in Italian). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[5] Aricò, Giacomo (12 October 2023). "La Festa del Cinema di Roma 2023 è iniziata: tutto il programma e quello che c'è da sapere su film e ospiti". Vogue Italia. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

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