La stella che non c'è

Name: La stella che non c'è
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-09-08
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Ling Tai, Angelo Costabile, Hiu Sun Ha, Catherine Sng

IMDb ID: tt0448131 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.7 (944 votes)

Genres: Drama

Labourer Vincenzo travels from Italy to China in search of a machine with a deficiency that was produced in the now defunct establishment at which Vincenzo worked for years.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: La estrella ausente
Spain: La estrella ausente
Greece: The Missing Star (DVD Title)
World-wide: The Missing Star (English)
Brazil: A Estrela Que Não É (Festival Title)
Hungary: A nem létező csillag
France: Il manque une étoile (Alternative Title)
France: L'étoile imaginaire
Italy: La stella che non c'è
Sweden: Stjärnan som saknas (Festival Title)
Poland: Zagubiona gwiazda
Russia: Потерянная звезда
Bulgaria: Угаснала звезда (Bulgarian)
The Missing StarRelease Date2006-09-08Runtime103 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews9Critic Reviews19Countries / RegionsItaly
Switzerland
France
SingaporeLanguagesMandarin
ItalianKeywordschina
rice
stairs
yangtze river
busFilming LocationsChinaProduction CompaniesCattleya
Babe Film
Rai CinemaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448131/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0448131.jpgUpdated At2025-10-17T07:07:50

Directors

Gianni Amelio

Writers

Ermanno Rea
Gianni Amelio
Umberto Contarello

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Sergio Castellitto | Character: Vincenzo Buonavolontà
Actor: Ling Tai | Character: Liu Hua
Actor: Angelo Costabile | Character: Giovane operaio
Actor: Hiu Sun Ha | Character: Chong
Actor: Catherine Sng | Character: Segretaria cinese
Actor: Enrico Vanigiani | Character: Dirigente acciaerie
Actor: Roberto Rossi | Character: Dirigente acciaeria
Actor: Chungqing Xu | Character: Direttore ufficio shanghai
Actor: Biao Wang | Character: Commissario di polizia
Actor: Jian-yun Zhao | Character: Studente al computer
Actor: Qian-hao Huang | Character: Giovane sfruttatore
Actor: Xiu-feng Luo | Character: Ragazzo del pullman
Actor: Xian-bi Tang | Character: La nonna
Actor: Lin Wang | Character: Bambino figlio di liu hua
Actor: Yong Guo | Character: Ragazzo del posto di ristoro
Actor: Ping Duan | Character: Autista del camion
Actor: Zhen-duo Li | Character: Barbiere
Actor: Qing Ma | Character: Impiegato acciaeria cinese
Actor: Shi Yang Shi | Character: Amico Vincenzo

[Directors Group]
Name: Gianni Amelio | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ermanno Rea | Role: Writer
Name: Gianni Amelio | Role: Writer
Name: Umberto Contarello | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Zaihirat Banu | Role: Producer
Name: Marco Chimenz | Role: Producer
Name: Fabio Conversi | Role: Producer
Name: Mario Cotone | Role: Producer
Name: Giorgio Innocenti | Role: Producer
Name: Theres Scherer | Role: Producer
Name: Giovanni Stabilini | Role: Producer
Name: Riccardo Tozzi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Franco Piersanti | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Luca Bigazzi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Simona Paggi | Role: Editor

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Cristina Francioni | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Stefano Biscaro | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Paola Cristofaroni | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Adriana Lamacchia | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fernanda Perez | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Claudia Crocione | Role: Production Manager
Name: Fannie Dai Hong | Role: Production Manager
Name: Simona De Laurentiis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ivana Kastratovic | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Sergio Basso | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Fernando Caso | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ivan Caso | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alberto Doni | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alvaro Gramigna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea Gramigna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Remo Ugolinelli | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Massimiliano Bianchi | Role: Special Effects
Name: Pasquale Catalano | Role: Special Effects
Name: Germano Natali | Role: Special Effects
Name: Fabio Traversari | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Stefano Camberini | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simone Fontana | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mario Zanot | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Luan Amelio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Salvatore Bognanni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paolo Cafiero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daria D'Antonio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Francesco Galli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Claudio Iannone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrizio Marra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alessandro Saulini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Luigi Palmulli | Role: Casting Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Carlo Simeoni | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Joshua Berman | Role: Music Department
Name: Goffredo Gibellini | Role: Music Department
Name: Angelo Giovagnoli | Role: Music Department
Name: Davide Palmiotto | Role: Music Department
Name: Fabio Venturi | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Laura Trombetta | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Elide Cortesi | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Joshua Berman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paola Chicarella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paolo Iocchi Gratta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Annalisa Paolicchi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Massimo Papini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nathanaël Poupin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Viviana Ronzitti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tania Scalercio | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Giovanna Cau | Role: Thanks
Name: Lisa Green | Role: Thanks
Name: Alberto Taraglio | Role: Thanks
Name: Ning Ying | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448131/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: September 5, 2006 (Venice Film Festival, premiere)
Italy: September 8, 2006
Canada: September 14, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
France: September 27, 2006 (Annecy Italian Film Festival)
Spain: November 4, 2006 (Seville Film Festival)
Russia: November 24, 2006 (Venice in Moscow Film Festival)
Morocco: December 2, 2006 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
France: January 24, 2007
Russia: April 5, 2007 (limited)
Japan: May 1, 2007 (Festival del Cinema Italiano Tokyo)
Belgium: May 23, 2007
Greece: June 18, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Netherlands: August 9, 2007 (Amsterdam)
Denmark: September 24, 2007 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: September 27, 2007
Spain: January 11, 2008
Canada: November 16, 2008 (European Union Film Festival, Ottawa)
Canada: November 30, 2008 (Vancouver, European Union Film Festival)
Argentina: August 8, 2009 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office

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