April (1998 film)

Aprile
Aprile
	French film poster
Directed by	Nanni Moretti
Written by	Nanni Moretti
Produced by	Angelo Barbagallo [it]; Jean Labadie; Nanni Moretti;
Starring	Nanni Moretti; Silvio Orlando; Silvia Nono; Daniele Luchetti;
Cinematography	Giuseppe Lanci
Edited by	Angelo Nicolini;
Music by	Ludovico Einaudi
Distributed by	Tandem Distribuzione
Release date	20 May 1998 (France);
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

April (Italian: Aprile) is a 1998 Italian semi-autobiographical film directed by Nanni Moretti. Moretti also played the central character, a filmmaker who has to deal with Italy's political situation, his own goals as an artist and becoming a father.

The French director Claire Denis described the film thus, "He wants to make a musical comedy but he can't get started. So instead he talks about his life, his new baby, his desires and fears. Finally in the very last scene he begins."^[1]

Moretti's wife, son and mother appear as themselves.

^ Sheila Johnston (16 August 2003). "Film makers on film Claire Denis on Nanni Moretti's Aprile (1998)". Daily Telegraph. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[1] Sheila Johnston (16 August 2003). "Film makers on film Claire Denis on Nanni Moretti's Aprile (1998)". Daily Telegraph. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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