The Cyclone (1996 film)


The Cyclone is a 1996 Italian romantic comedy film, co-written, directed by and starred by Leonardo Pieraccioni.

Plot

, June 1996. Levante Quarini is a young accountant of Tuscany who lives his unhappy relationship with women. He lives with his father Osvaldo, his brother Libero and his lesbian sister Selvaggia on a lonely residence surrounded by corn fields.
They are far from the major roads and signs are far and scarce, but that is not a problem since the dirt roads are used usually only by the locals who know them well.
On an apparent everyday evening a sign pointing to a nearby agritourism fell and a bus with a group of flamenco dancers due to town for a recital, get lost. They can't find their way to the agritourism and their lazy manager had forgot to confirm reservations so their rooms aren't available anymore anyway.
They have no chance but to stop at the Quarini residence to spend the night, and the story unfolds from here....

Cast

Il Ciclone fared very well at the box office and was nominated for several awards, Including seven David di Donatello one of the most important Italian cinematic awards. The film won in the categories of "Audience Award", "Best Supporting Actress" and "Scholars Jury David". It was also nominated for "Best Film", "Best Screenplay", "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor", but lost it. Il Ciclone was also nominated for four Ciak d'oro, winning two and losing two. The film also won one "Globo Dorado", one Hamptons International Film Festival Award and two Nastro d'Argento.
The film currently holds 74% of audience aprovation on Rotten Tomatoes.