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A malevolent, mythological undertone, the antithesis of those mystical experiences found in Italy by E. M. Forester's Brits on vacation, lurks just below the surface as the story lurches toward what did not have to be inevitable. If you watch closely and listen intently, David's Birthday says much about betrayal and unrequited love.
With Alessandro Gassmann, Maria de Medeiros, Massimo Poggio, Michela Cescon. Two couples are enjoying their summer at the beach, but when the grown son of one couple arrives, it surprisingly stirs something in the husband of the other couple, will the forbidden feelings end badly?
- (2.6K)
- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Marco Filiberti
- 2010-05-28
David's Birthday, (Italian title: Il compleanno), is a 2009 Italian drama film directed by Marco Filiberti.
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David's Birthday. A married man (Massimo Poggio) lusts after his best friend's 18-year-old son (Thyago Alves). Melodramatic but well directed and well shot.
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- Massimo Poggio
- Marco Filiberti
- Drama
David's Birthday (Il Compleanno), the latest film from Italian filmmaker Marco Filiberti, begins at the opera. The four lead characters are attending a performance of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. The opera's tragic tale of forbidden love and repression will be echoed in the story to come.
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Jun 6, 2010 · Matteo becomes obsessed with his friend's 18 year old son David (Thyago Alves), an underwear model from New York. It's really not as tawdry as it sounds! Most of the good stuff in the film is in the oddly realistic wandering mundane conversations between spouses and friend's spouses.
8.0/10 (1522 reviews)
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