Where Are You? I'm Here () is an Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. It was screened at the 50th Venice International Film Festival, where Anna Bonaiuto was awarded as best supporting actress.
Plot Fausto is deaf and works for a financial company in Rome. His controlling mother has always refused to accept the fact that her child is deaf and never sent him to a special school where he can learn sign language. His aunt, though, teaches him to communicate and helps him find a place among the Deaf community in Rome. He meets and falls in love with Elena, a schoolgirl who has a love of poetry, but who has struggled to stay in formal education owing to a lack of provisions for deaf students. To Fausto's mother's concern, the two find love with each other until a set of difficulties ensue.
Cast Chiara Caselli as Elena Setti Gaetano Carotenuto as Fausto Anna Bonaiuto as Fausto's mother Giuseppe Perruccio as Fausto's father Valeria D'Obici as Fausto's aunt Ines Nobili as Maria Ko Muroboshi as the mime Doriana Chierici as Elena's mother Carla Cassola as Miss Martini Paola Mannoni as the principal Pino Micol as the bank manager Sebastiano Lo Monaco as Professor Pini Paco Reconti as Ugo Marzio Honorato as the history teacher
Awards Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress Anna Bonaiuto Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress Chiara Caselli Grolla d'oro for Chiara Caselli and Gaetano Carotenuto
References
External links
Where Are You? I'm Here at Liliana Cavani's website