The Meter Reader

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.

The Meter Reader
Directed by	Stefano Incerti
Screenplay by	Stefano Incerti Giovanni Molino
Starring	Antonino Iuorio [it] Roberto De Francesco
Cinematography	Pasquale Mari
Edited by	Jacopo Quadri
Music by	Peter Gordon John Martyn
Release date	1995 (1995)
Language	Italian

Plot

Cast

• Antonino Iuorio [it] as Crescenzio
• Roberto De Francesco as Beniamino
• Elodie Treccani [it] as Giuliana
• Renato Carpentieri as the Boss
• Carmen Scivittaro [it] as the Mother
• Teresa Saponangelo as Valeria
• Enzo Moscato as the Psychopath
• Antonio Pennarella as Renato
• Carlo Cerciello [it] as the Doorman

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]