Caro diario ( lit. ' Dear diary ' ) is a 1993 Italian-French semi-autobiographical comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Nanni Moretti , who also stars as himself. The film is structured in three anthological episodes, presented as the chapters of Moretti's open diary, in which he describes his thoughts about various slice of life situations.
24-500: Dear Diary may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] Dear Diary (1993 film) or Caro diario , an Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti Dear Diary (1996 film) , a failed U.S. TV pilot released as a short film in 1996 "Dear Diary", an episode of the TV series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers "Dear Diary", an episode of the TV series Get Smart "Dear Diary", an episode of
48-488: A Body Count , an album by From First to Last Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dear Diary . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dear_Diary&oldid=1226169965 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-551: A Cannes policy that forbids the Palme d'Or -winning film from receiving any additional awards. This policy would have prevented the jury from acknowledging the actresses separately. Regarding the unorthodox decision, Spielberg commented, "Had the casting been 3% wrong, [the film] wouldn't have worked like it did for us". Subsequently, Kechiche auctioned off his Palme d'Or trophy to fund his new feature film. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , he expressed dissatisfaction with
96-472: A Fall , respectively). However, in 2013, when Blue Is the Warmest Color won the Palme d'Or , the jury headed by Steven Spielberg awarded it to the film's actresses Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux , as well as the director Abdellatif Kechiche . This remains the only instance where multiple Palme d'Or trophies were presented. The jury decided to include the actresses in the recognition due to
120-475: A cushion for the palm, which is hand-cast into a wax mould and now presented in a case of blue Morocco leather . In 1998, Theo Angelopoulos was the first director to win the Palme d'or as it appears today, for his film Eternity and a Day . The presentation of the 2014 Palme d'Or to Winter Sleep , a Turkish film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan , occurred during the 100th anniversary year of Turkish cinema. On receiving
144-460: A megalomaniac mayor who tries to involve them in the oddest projects. They finally move to Alicudi , frugal and isolated, lacking water and electricity. Here Moretti seems to have found the right place to focus on his project, but soon Gerardo runs away in despair to catch the last ferry , unable to live without his favorite soap operas, while disavowing his ideals and proclaiming undying love for cheap entertainment. Moretti clarifies to
168-492: A year, a doctor notices his developing cough during a visit and suggests him an X-ray . That reveals a mass on his lung, which after a biopsy is discovered to be a still-curable Hodgkin's lymphoma . Moretti successfully goes through chemotherapy and has the lymphoma cured. Sometime later, he reads the definition of Hodgkin's lymphoma in a basic medical encyclopedia , finding out that its most common symptoms are exactly itching and insomnia. Surrounded by
192-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dear Diary (1993 film) The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival , where Moretti won the Best Director Award . Putting the hot Roman summer to good use, Nanni Moretti dedicates himself to his favorite hobby, riding his Vespa through
216-722: Is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival . It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film . In 1964, the Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or
240-481: Is widely considered one of the film industry 's most prestigious awards. In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm , in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes , evoking
264-507: The Horizon from Post Human: Survival Horror "Dear Diary", by Divinyls from " What a Life! " Literature [ edit ] Dear Diary , a novel by Jeanne Betancourt "Dear Diary", a 1954 science fiction short story by Richard Matheson See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Look up dear diary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has
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#1733084522351288-523: The Palme and its pedestal in hand- cut crystal . In 1997, Caroline Scheufele redesigned the statuette; since then, it has been manufactured by the Swiss jewellery firm Chopard . The palm is made from 4.16 oz (118 g) of 18-carat yellow gold while the branch's base forms a small heart. The Palme d'or rests on a dainty crystal cushion shaped like an emerald-cut diamond. A single piece of cut crystal forms
312-861: The TV series LazyTown "Dear Diary", an episode of the animated TV series Alvin and the Chipmunks "Dear Diary", an episode of the TV series ChuckleVision Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Dear Diary (Bonnie Pink album) , 2010 Dear Diary (Cha Cha album) , 1999 Dear Diary (FM Static album) , 2009 Dear Diary (Kid Courageous album) , 2006 Dear Diary (EP) , by Yoon Ji-sung, 2019 Songs [ edit ] "Dear Diary" (The Moody Blues song) "Dear Diary" (Namie Amuro song) "Dear Diary", by Britney Spears from Oops!... I Did It Again "Dear Diary", by Pink from Missundaztood "Dear Diary", by Róisín Murphy from Ruby Blue "Dear Diary", by Travis from The Invisible Band "Dear Diary,", by Bring Me
336-487: The audience that the following chapter will be based on a true story happened to him some years earlier; one day, he begins to suffer from persistent itching and insomnia . He visits many doctors and specialists, but they all dismiss him with different diagnosis, prescribing a lot of costly drugs and prohibiting him to eat most of his favorite food. Seeing no improvements, Moretti unsuccessfully tries alternative cures like reflexology and acupuncture . After almost
360-607: The award, Ceylan dedicated it to the "young people" involved in Turkey's ongoing political unrest, and the workers killed in the Soma mine disaster , which occurred on the day before the commencement of the awards event. In 2017, the award was redesigned to celebrate the festival's 70th anniversary . The diamonds were provided by an ethical supplier certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council. The 2020 Cannes Film Festival
384-507: The dozens of useless drugs he bought, Moretti laments the incapability of most doctors of listening to their patients, before making a bitter toast "to health" with a glass of water. Source: The film grossed L 8.3 billion in Italy It also grossed $ 3.1 million in France. Palme d%27Or The Palme d'Or ( French pronunciation: [palm(ə) dɔʁ] ; English: Golden Palm )
408-458: The famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette . The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jean Cocteau , had the bevelled lower extremity of the stem forming a heart, and the pedestal a sculpture in terracotta by the artist Sébastien . In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded to Delbert Mann for his film Marty . From 1964 to 1974,
432-446: The festival temporarily resumed a Grand Prix. In 1975, the Palme d'Or was reintroduced and has since remained the festival's symbol, awarded each year to the director of the winning film, presented in a case of pure red Morocco leather lined with white suede . As of 2023, Jane Campion , Julia Ducournau , and Justine Triet are the only female directors to have won the Palme d'Or (for The Piano , Titane , and Anatomy of
456-462: The festival's decision to award multiple trophies, stating that he felt they had "publicly insulted" him. He added, "Liberating myself from this Palme d'Or is a way of washing my hands of this sorry affair". Since its reintroduction, the prize has been redesigned several times. At the beginning of the 1980s, the rounded shape of the pedestal, bearing the palm has gradually transformed to become pyramidal in 1984. In 1992, Thierry de Bourqueney redesigned
480-538: The film itself as well. Nine directors or director duos have won the award twice. Three of them ( ) have won for consecutive films. In 1997, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Festival, the Cannes jury awarded a "Palme des Palmes" for the first time. Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won
504-535: The place in Ostia where Pier Paolo Pasolini was killed, to pay his respects. Having to work on an idea for a new movie, Moretti decides to leave Rome for a while for the more peaceful Aeolian Islands . In Lipari he's the guest of his friend Gerardo, an austere scholar who moved there eleven years earlier to better study James Joyce 's Ulysses without being distracted by modern commodities such as television, which he despises. However, both are unable to find
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#1733084522351528-475: The streets of the half-deserted city. Here, Moretti lets the landscape inspire his thoughts: he laments the banalization of politics in contemporary Italian cinema , comments on the gentrification of the quarters of Rome , mocks the overzealous critical reception of movies like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer , and confesses his love for dance caused by the movie Flashdance – later meeting its star Jennifer Beals . Finally, he visits
552-487: The tranquility they're searching for since the number of tourists has suddenly increased. They move to Salina , where they are guests of two couples friends of Gerardo, both incapable of managing their hyperactive children, a feature that seems rampant on the entire island. Meanwhile, Gerardo begins watching television and gradually becomes completely addicted to it, and especially to soap operas . They move again, this time to Stromboli , where they are constantly bothered by
576-406: Was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . 56 films were announced as official selections by the festival, but no awards were presented. During the 2018 closing ceremony, the jury awarded a "Special Palme d'Or" for the first time ever. Even though the award was not intended to be an Honorary Palme d'Or to Jean-Luc Godard , the move was made as an homage to his career, and as an award to
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