The Meter Reader

The Meter Reader
Directed byStefano Incerti
Screenplay byStefano Incerti
Giovanni Molino
StarringAntonino Iuorio [it]
Roberto De Francesco
CinematographyPasquale Mari
Edited byJacopo Quadri
Music byPeter Gordon
John Martyn
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
LanguageItalian

The Meter Reader (Italian: Il verificatore), also known as The Man Who Checks the Meter, is a 1995 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Stefano Incerti, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

Production

Incerti worked on the project for four years.[1] Principal photography started in December 1994.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Overtaking Lane sidebar.[3]

Reception

For this film Incerti won the David di Donatello for Best New Director and the Grolla d'oro for Best Director.[1][4]

Variety's critic David Rooney described the film as a "melancholy drama" that "overcomes a fragile script with astute assembly of its fragmentary narrative", and wrote: "Familiar themes of loneliness and alienation are explored with originality, economy and firm control".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Fusco, Maria Pia (29 October 1995). "Vedi Napoli a Saint Vincent". la Repubblica. p. 34. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Incontri di Sorrento per Ricordare Troisi". la Repubblica. 10 December 1994. p. 31.
  3. ^ Autera, Leonardo (2 September 1995). "Naomi, la moda e lo strip. E un ciccione e' salvato dall' amore". Corriere della Sera. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Il David a Giannini e alla Bruni Tedeschi". Corriere della Sera. 9 June 1996. p. 27.
  5. ^ Rooney, David (4 September 1995). "The Meter Reader". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

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