Not of this World (film)

Not of this world
Not of this world
Directed by	Giuseppe Piccioni
Produced by	Lionello Cerri
Starring	Margherita Buy; Silvio Orlando
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Edited by	Esmeralda Calabria
Music by	Ludovico Einaudi
Release date	26 March 1999 (Italy);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Not of this World or Fuori Dal Mondo (lit. "outside the world") is a 1999 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni.^[2] Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Academy Awards, it was not nominated.

Plot

The film follows a nun whose life is upended when she is handed an abandoned infant in a park. She takes the baby to the hospital and proceeds to track down the mother. Along the way she meets the owner of a dry cleaning business whose sweater was wrapped around the baby, and begins to wonder if convent life is right for her.

Cast

Margherita Buy: Sister Caterina
Silvio Orlando: Ernesto
Carolina Freschi: Teresa
Maria Cristina Minerva: Esmeralda
Giuliana Lojodice: Caterina's Mother
Chantal Ughi

Reception

Not of this World has an approval rating of 77% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ludovico Einaudi.

Track listing

No.	Title	Performed by
1.	"Fuori Dal Mondo"	Ludovico Einaudi
2.	"Viaggio 2"	Ludovico Einaudi
3.	"Passaggio"	Ludovico Einaudi
4.	"Interludio 1"	Ludovico Einaudi
5.	"Promessa"	Ludovico Einaudi
6.	"Rockabilly Roadhouse"	Billy Roues
7.	"Interludio 3""	Ludovico Einaudi
8.	"Fuori Dalla Notte"	Ludovico Einaudi
9.	"Cadenza"	Ludovico Einaudi
10.	"Alta Pressione"	Ludovico Einaudi

References

^ Celli, C. (2 February 2016). National Identity in Global Cinema: How Movies Explain the World. Springer. ISBN 9780230117174. Retrieved 13 April 2017 – via Google Books.
^ Hope, William (1 January 2005). Italian Cinema: New Directions. Peter Lang. ISBN 9783039102822. Retrieved 13 April 2017 – via Google Books.
^ "Not of This World". Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

Not of this World at IMDb

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[1] Celli, C. (2 February 2016). National Identity in Global Cinema: How Movies Explain the World. Springer. ISBN 9780230117174. Retrieved 13 April 2017 – via Google Books.

[2] Hope, William (1 January 2005). Italian Cinema: New Directions. Peter Lang. ISBN 9783039102822. Retrieved 13 April 2017 – via Google Books.

[3] "Not of This World". Rotten Tomatoes.

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