Fiorile is a 1993 Italian drama film about a family curse caused by greed. The film was directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and stars Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, and Michael Vartan. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
The title Fiorile allegedly is derived from the month of Floréal (April–May) in the French Republican Calendar. The film is also known as Wild Flower.
Plot While travelling to visit their grandfather in Tuscany, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean but while he was distracted by her, Elisabetta's brother Corrado unintentionally stole the regiment's gold that Jean was guarding, causing Jean's death by firing squad and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the Maledetti, the 'cursed' (Benedetti means 'blessed'). The children's grandfather Massimo Benedetti is the last man to be directly affected by the curse but will he pass it onto them?
Cast Claudio Bigagli – Corrado / Alessandro Galatea Ranzi – Elisabette / Elisa Michael Vartan – Jean / Massimo Lino Capolicchio – Luigi Constanze Engelbrecht – Juliette Athina Cenci – Gina Giovanni Guidelli – Elio Norma Martelli – Livia Pier Paolo Capponi – Duilio Chiara Caselli – Chiara Renato Carpentieri – Massimo as an old Man Carlo Luca De Ruggieri – Renzo Laurent Schilling Fritz Müller-Scherz – University Professor Laura Scarimbolo – Alfredina
See also List of Italian films of 1993
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