On this breathtaking island, the economy revolves around harvesting the bounty of the Mediterranean. Like other women in the village, the gorgeous Grazia (Valeria Golino) works in the local ...

In the film “Respiro” in the Community Theatre International Film Series, a housewife living on a small Italian island rebels against the repressive society that surrounds her. Her actions are ...

Drama. Starring Valeria Golino and Francesco Casisa. Directed by Emanuele Crialese. (PG-13. 90 minutes. In Italian and Sicilian with English subtitles. At Bay Area theaters.) "Respiro" is partly of ...

A seductively evocative mood piece set on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, "Respiro (Grazia's Island)" sketches with delicacy and skill the deep bonds of a loving family, the lazy rhythms of life in ...

…if it weren't for Grazia, mother of a teenage girl and two rebellious sons. The community is constantly and irritably nettled by the young woman's sensual openness and mercurial moods. Most people ...

CANNES — Capping off a week of rousing audience response and strong sales for the low-budget feature, “Respiro (Grazia’s Island)” by Italian director Emanuele Crialese has been named best film of the ...

“Respiro,” by Italian director Emanuele Crialese, is set in a fishing community of islands off the coast of Sicily where the daily routine has remained much the same over generations–until the erratic ...

Sony placed first and second on the indieWIRE box office list’s venue average ranking with “Respiro” and “Winged Migration” respectively. Emanuele Crialese’s “Respiro,” which won the Critics Week ...

The Italian film Respiro is based on a Sicilian folk tale and features an island that time seems to have passed by. It's the story of a 12-year-old boy's plan to foil his father's efforts to ...

After struggling to make his first feature, director Emanuele Crialese needed a break and headed off to Lampedusa, a small island off Sicily. There he fell in love with the land and the people that ...

All Grazia wants from her Italian fishing village is to cut her some slack. A married mother of three living on an island near Sicily, Grazia (Valeria Golino) is viewed by her community as ...