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  • Azzurro (2000)
  • 84 min | Drama
Azzurro (2000)
84 min | Drama

75-year-old Giuseppe De Metrio has spent 30 years in Geneva, as foreign worker for the Broyer company. Upon retirement, he returned to Puglia, Italy, where his family had continued to live. His only grandchild, 7-year-old Carla, is blind. ...See more75-year-old Giuseppe De Metrio has spent 30 years in Geneva, as foreign worker for the Broyer company. Upon retirement, he returned to Puglia, Italy, where his family had continued to live. His only grandchild, 7-year-old Carla, is blind. The whole family looks forward hopefully to the day when Carla's sight can be restored by means of a cornea transplantation. After a heart attack, Giuseppe decides to wait no longer and returns to Switzerland to ask his former boss Mr. Broyer for the money necessary for the operation, as an old promise binds the two men. Intended as a 48-hour trip, Giuseppe and Carla's visit in Switzerland becomes a journey that both grandfather and granddaughter never dreamt of... See less
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Aug 2, 2001 (Germany)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Paolo Villaggio
Giuseppe De Metrio Giuseppe De Metrio   See fewer
Francesca Pipoli
Carla De Metrio Carla De Metrio   See fewer
Marie-Christine Barrault
Elizabeth Broyer Elizabeth Broyer   See fewer
Jean-Luc Bideau
Gaston Broyer Gaston Broyer   See fewer
Renato Scarpa
Giorgio Giorgio   See fewer
Julien Boisselier
Pascal Broyer Pascal Broyer   See fewer
Antonio Petrocelli
Roberto De Metrio Roberto De Metrio   See fewer
Soraya Sala
Lucia De Metrio (as Soraya Gomaa) Lucia De Metrio (as Soraya Gomaa)   See fewer
Tom Novembre
Philippe Philippe   See fewer
Graziano Giusti
Professor Papaleo Professor Papaleo   See fewer
Anna Ferruzzo
Female Nurse Female Nurse   See fewer
Maria Palumbo
Weeping Lady Weeping Lady   See fewer
Emmanuela Iannacci
Weeping Lady Weeping Lady   See fewer
Antonio Miggiano
Vittorio Stefanelli Vittorio Stefanelli   See fewer
Valerio Balestrieri
Stefanelli's Son Stefanelli's Son   See fewer
Gabriella De Marco
Stefanelli's Daughter Stefanelli's Daughter   See fewer
Lina Cotrufo
Stefanelli's Widow Stefanelli's Widow   See fewer
Christophe Burgess
Young Pascal Young Pascal   See fewer
Enzo Marchetti
Train Station Manager Train Station Manager   See fewer
Pierre Maulini
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Rebecca Bonvin
Waitress Waitress   See fewer
Bernard Kordylas
Postman Postman   See fewer
Michele D'Errico
Check-in Boy Check-in Boy   See fewer
Caroline Cons
Sister Sister   See fewer
Tony Russo
Wedding Musician Wedding Musician   See fewer
Daniel Rausis
Guest at Wedding Guest at Wedding   See fewer
Roland Carey
Mr. Hurlimann Mr. Hurlimann   See fewer
Martine Vultaggio
Mrs. Hurlimann Mrs. Hurlimann   See fewer
Aviva Joel
Lady at Table Lady at Table   See fewer
Philippe De Marchi
Male Witness Male Witness   See fewer
Christine D'Andres
Female Witness Female Witness   See fewer
François Germond
Ophtamologist Ophtamologist   See fewer
Jacques Sierro
Male Nurse Male Nurse   See fewer
Louis Crelier
Street Musician (uncredited) Street Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
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