Respiro (2002)

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Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.

• Released: 2002-05-18
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 121 votes

Directed by Emanuele Crialese.

Top cast

• Valeria Golino as Grazia
• Vincenzo Amato as Pietro
• Francesco Casisa as Pasquale
• Veronica D'Agostino as Marinella
• Filippo Pucillo as Filippo
• Muzzi Loffredo as Nonna
• Elio Germano as Pier Luigi
• Avy Marciano as velista francese
• Giuseppe Del Volgo as zio Pino
• Matteo Solina as Zio Antonio

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Respiro

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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