Limerence (film)

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Limerence
Directed by Giuseppe Rossi
Produced by Giuseppe Rossi
Starring Giuseppe Rossi
Alessia Gentile
Giuseppe Sena
Music by Alexandro Martone
Cinematography Alessio Antoniello
Edited by Giuseppe Rossi
Release dates
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  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
16 mins
Country Italy
Language Italian

Limerence is a 2012 Italian short film written, directed and starred by Giuseppe Rossi.

Plot

A singer is reinventing jazz music, but after being dumped by his girlfriend loses the creative inspiration and falls into a psychological state called limerence, a term coined by the American psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe the obsessive state of romantic love. To get back the love from his girl he decides to fight in a musical duel, doubtful in the choice between artistic passion and true love.

Cast

  • Giuseppe Rossi ... Paolo
  • Alessia Gentile ... Claudia
  • Giuseppe Sena ... Flavio
  • Maxim Di Leo ... Claudia's brother
  • Alessandro Giordano ... Drummer
  • Sveva Cicala ... Journalist
  • Andra Cassano ... Assistant Journalist

Themes

  • The film is about passional love, music, nature, beauty, mathematics and golden ratio. The whole film is structured on the golden ratio, from the script to the editing.

Release

The Italian premiere was set at the Giffoni Film Festival in July 2012.

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