Where Are You? I'm Here () is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani.

The film entered the 50th Venice International Film Festival, where Anna Bonaiuto won the Volpi Cup for best supporting actress. For her role Chiara Caselli was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress and a Grolla d'oro in the same category.

Where Are You? I'm Here

Plot

Fausto's mother refuses to accept the fact that her child is deaf and refuses to send 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 a group of deaf-mutes. He meets and falls in love with Elena. To their parents' concern, the two find love with each other until a set of difficulties leads them to see their lives in a different light.

Where Are You? I'm Here

Main 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

See also

List of Italian films of 1993

References

External links

1993 films

Italian drama films

Films directed by Liliana Cavani

Films scored by Pino Donaggio

Films about deaf people

Italian Sign Language films

1993 drama films

1990s Italian-language films

1990s Italian films

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