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Americano (2011)

Americano poster
Directed by
Mathieu Demy
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man travels to Los Angeles to sell his mother's house after her death. There he looks back on his memories and reconnects with people from his past.

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What happens

Americano is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Mathieu Demy. Demy also stars alongside Geraldine Chaplin, Salma Hayek and Chiara Mastroianni. Demy's mother, Agnès Varda, who was also a filmmaker, served as a producer on the project. The film received its première at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2011 and later that month, was also screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it competed for the Kutxa-New Directors Award. In October it was played at the 55th BFI London Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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