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The Great Pumpkin (1993 film)

The Great Pumpkin
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Film poster
Directed by Francesca Archibugi
Produced by Guido De Laurentiis
Written by Francesca Archibugi
Starring Sergio Castellitto
Cinematography Paolo Carnera
Edited by Roberto Missiroli
Release date
  • 10 February 1993 (1993-02-10)
Running time
95 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

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. The film was 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'; the phrase has pop culture cachet from being an intentional mistranslation of "The Great Pumpkin" from the comic strip, Peanuts.


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