The Great Pumpkin (1993)

Original title

Il Grande Cocomero

Directed by

Francesca Archibugi

Genre

drama film, children's film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Valentina is sent to a psychiatric clinic. The film follows her experiences and relationships there.

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What happens

The Great Pumpkin (Italian: Il grande cocomero) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, and selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film focuses on Valentina, a young girl, sent to a psychiatric clinic. A literal translation of the title would substitute "watermelon" for "pumpkin"; however, the phrase has pop culture cachet from being an intentional mistranslation of "The Great Pumpkin" from the comic strip, Peanuts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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