Purple Sea

Purple Sea
theatrical release poster
Directed byDonatella Maiorca
Written byDonatella Maiorca, Pina Mandolfo, Mario Cristiani, Donatella Diamanti
Based onMinchia di re
by Giacomo Pilati
Produced byMaria Grazia Cucinotta, Giovanna Emidi, Silvia Natili, Rosanna Thau, Giulio Violati
Starring
CinematographyRoberta Allegrini
Edited byMarco Spoletini
Music byGianna Nannini
Production
company
Italian Dreams Factory
Release date
  • October 2009 (2009-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Purple Sea (Italian: Viola di mare) is a 2009 Italian romance drama film directed by Donatella Maiorca. It is based on the non-fiction novel Minchia di re written by Giacomo Pilati. The film premiered at the 2009 Rome Film Festival.[1] It was nominated for two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for Best Actress (Valeria Solarino) and Best Original Song ("Sogno" by Gianna Nannini).[2]

  1. ^ Claudia Mormoglione (16 October 2009). "Valeria e Isabella, amore proibito E così una "lei" diventa "lui"..." La Repubblica. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Nastri d'Argento - tutte le cinquine". La Repubblica. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2014.