Not of this World or Fuori Dal Mondo (lit. "outside the world") is a 1999 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Academy Awards, it was not nominated.
Plot
The film follows a nun whose life is upended when she is handed an abandoned infant in a park. She takes the baby to the hospital and proceeds to track down the mother. Along the way she meets the owner of a dry cleaning business whose sweater was wrapped around the baby, and begins to wonder if convent life is right for her.
Cast
- Margherita Buy: Sister Caterina
- Silvio Orlando: Ernesto
- Carolina Freschi: Teresa
- Maria Cristina Minerva: Esmeralda
- Giuliana Lojodice: Caterina's Mother
- Chantal Ughi
Reception
Not of this World has an approval rating of 77% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ludovico Einaudi.
Track listing
See also
- List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- Not of this World at IMDb
