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THE FAMILY WHISTLE

IL FISCHIO DI FAMIGLIA

By Michele RUSSO

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Documentary - Completed 2016

A documentary exploring the origins of the famed Coppola family of musicians and filmmakers.

Festival de Cannes 2016

Cannes Classics

Boston International Film Festival 2016

Indie Spec Best Cinematography Award

Telluride FF 2016

Backlot

American Documentary Film Festival 2017

Official Selection

- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Documentary, Biography, Historical
- Countries
- ITALY, USA
- Languages
- ITALIAN, ENGLISH
- Duration
- 70 mn
- Director(s)
- Michele RUSSO
- Writer(s)
- Michele RUSSO
- Cast
- Francis Ford COPPOLA, Sofia COPPOLA, Talia SHIRE, Robert SCHWARTZMAN, Roman COPPOLA, Marc COPPOLA, Jason SCHWARTZMAN, Michele RUSSO
- Producer(s)
- Anahid NAZARIAN (American Zoetrope), Fabio APREA (Ulisse Cultural Association), Francesca PEDRAZZA GORLERO (Ulisse Cultural Association)
- Synopsis
- The famed Coppola family of filmmakers and musicians descends from Agostino Coppola, a poor immigrant from an impoverished village in Southern Italy. Interviews and archival footage portray how the family history has inspired these artists, and how they continue to renew their ties to the land of their origin.