Dolce far niente (1998) - film review
Nae Caranfil
Comedy / Drama

Summary
Dolce far niente is an Italian-French film comedy-drama first released in 1998,
directed by Nae Caranfil.
The film stars François Cluzet, Isabella Ferrari, Margherita Buy, Giancarlo Giannini and Pierfrancesco Favino.
It has also been released under the title: Sweet Idleness.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Nae Caranfil
- Script: Nae Caranfil, Frédéric Vitoux
- Photo: Cristian Comeaga
- Music: Nicola Piovani
- Cast: François Cluzet (Stendhal), Isabella Ferrari (Josephine), Margherita Buy (Countess Gabriella Nencini), Giancarlo Giannini (Count Nencini), Pierfrancesco Favino (Rossini), Teresa Saponangelo (Rosa), Gianni Fantoni (Rossini’s agent)
- Country: Romania / Italy / France / Belgium
- Language: French
- Runtime: 119 min
- Aka: Sweet Idleness
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