A Kiss on the Nose

2004 American short film

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August 15, 2004 (2004-08-15)

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A Kiss on the Nose is an American short film that premiered in the United States at the Rhode Island International Film Festival on August 15, 2004.^[1] Written and directed by Laura Neri, the film stars Azita Ghanizada and Gianfranco Russo.^[2]

The film was developed as a project for the USC School of Cinematic Arts.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Chiara (Played by Azita Ghanizada) looks back on her relationship with her distant father, Romano (Played by Gianfranco Russo), after he passes away. In order to work through her feelings about him and in an attempt to better understand who he was, Chiara retraces Romano's history all the way back to his birth and his first encounter with her mother.^[3]

Cast

Azita Ghanizada as Chiara
Gianfranco Russo as Romano
Elena Fabri as Ilaria
Monica Cortes as Chiara at 10 years old
Warren Sweeney as Notary
Pat Lach as Italian Grandmother
Svilena Kidess as Penelope
Holly M. Martin as Nurse
Maeva Cifuentes as Chiara at 13 years old
Judiann Barnes as Greek Mother
Norman Hollyn as Greek Father
Amalia Giannikou as Greek Sister
Troy Lillestol as Greek Brother

References

^ "Short Films Screening at RIIFF 2004" (PDF). Rhode Island International Film Festival. 2004. p. 22. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^ Neri, Laura (2004-08-15), A Kiss on the Nose (Drama, Short), Azita Ghanizada, Gianfranco Russo, Elena Fabri, University of Southern California (USC), retrieved 2024-07-10
^ Tehrani, Bijan (2007-04-29). "A Kiss on the nose, an interview with Laura Neri and Azita Ghanizada". Cinema Without Borders. Retrieved 2024-02-05.