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| The Meter Reader | |
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| Directed by | Stefano Incerti |
| Screenplay by | Stefano Incerti Giovanni Molino |
| Starring | Antonino Iuorio Roberto De Francesco |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Mari |
| Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
| Music by | Peter Gordon John Martyn |
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| Language | Italian |
The Meter Reader (Italian: Il verificatore), also known as The Man Who Checks the Meter, is a 1995 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Stefano Incerti, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Antonino Iuorio as Crescenzio
- Roberto De Francesco as Beniamino
- Elodie Treccani as Giuliana
- Renato Carpentieri as the Boss
- Carmen Scivittaro as the Mother
- Teresa Saponangelo as Valeria
- Enzo Moscato as the Psychopath
- Antonio Pennarella as Renato
- Carlo Cerciello as the Doorman
Production
[edit]Incerti worked on the project for four years.[1] Principal photography started in December 1994.[2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Overtaking Lane sidebar.[3]
Reception
[edit]For this film Incerti won the David di Donatello for Best New Director and the Grolla d'oro for Best Director.[1][4]
Variety's critic David Rooney described the film as a "melancholy drama" that "overcomes a fragile script with astute assembly of its fragmentary narrative", and wrote: "Familiar themes of loneliness and alienation are explored with originality, economy and firm control".[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fusco, Maria Pia (29 October 1995). "Vedi Napoli a Saint Vincent". la Repubblica. p. 34. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Incontri di Sorrento per Ricordare Troisi". la Repubblica. 10 December 1994. p. 31.
- ↑ Autera, Leonardo (2 September 1995). "Naomi, la moda e lo strip. E un ciccione e' salvato dall' amore". Corriere della Sera. p. 31.
- ↑ "Il David a Giannini e alla Bruni Tedeschi". Corriere della Sera. 9 June 1996. p. 27.
- ↑ Rooney, David (4 September 1995). "The Meter Reader". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
