Directed by:
Stéphane GiustiScreenplay:
Stéphane GiustiCinematography:
Stéphane CamiCast:
Gilbert Melki, Amira Casar, Françoise Fabian, Caterina Murino, Barbora Bobuľová, Nadine Alari, Aurélia Petit, Marcello Mazzarella, Elli Medeiros (more)Plots(1)
French writer, Luca Morandi was born in Italy. He is forty years old and finds himself at a crossroads in his life: he doesn't know where to turn, France, his adopted home where he was raised? Or Italy, the country of his birth, perfect, wonderful and ideal, like a child's dream? Today, Luca faces a crisis: he's neither Italian, nor French. He's nothing. His father, a renowned cosmetic surgeon in Turin, dies suddenly. Luca has to return to Italy with his sister Isabella for the funeral. But the burial, this bereavement that should help him grow-up, becomes a complete nightmare: widows, secret mistresses, new brothers and sisters, enough debts to drive you crazy, and a new and different "berlusconised" Italy without memory. Luca rediscovers his childhood country and his own life through his adult eyes. Everything seems to have lost its flavour, except maybe for Lilla, his childhood sweetheart he randomly comes across in a stadium. Luca finds it impossible to mourn, he's constantly haunted by this father's love of life, women, and red convertible cars. From hate to love, resentment to forgiveness, Luca will redefine the rules and the meaning of his own identity and his existence. He will reconcile the France within him with his native Italy. On both sides of the Alps, la vita is dolce and beautiful. (Pyramide Distribution)
(more)Cast
Gilbert Melki
France
Best movies:
Cockles and Muscles (2005)
The Killer (2007)
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
Amira Casar
UK
Best movies:
Sharpe's Siege (1996) (TV movie)
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
The Very Merry Widows (2003)
Françoise Fabian
Algeria
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1973)
Belle de Jour (1967)
What's in a Name (2012)
Caterina Murino
Italy
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Zen (2011) (series)
The Prey (2011)
Barbora Bobuľová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000) (TV movie)
Immaturi (2011)
San Paolo (2000) (TV movie)
Nadine Alari
France
Best movies:
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
Les Risques du métier (1967)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
Aurélia Petit
Best movies:
La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
The Science of Sleep (2006)
Devils, The (2002)
Marcello Mazzarella
Italy
Best movies:
Time Regained (1999)
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Fortapàsc (2009)
Elli Medeiros
Uruguay
Best movies:
Pourquoi pas moi ? (1999)
Lion's Den (2008)
Venus Beauty (1999)
Paolo De Vita
Italy
Best movies:
The Best of Youth (2003) (series)
Anthony, Warrior of God (2006)
Salty Air (2006)
Brigitte Roüan
France
Best movies:
Bolero (1981)
Olivier, Olivier (1992)
My American Uncle (1980)
Vittoria Scognamiglio
Best movies:
L'homme que j'aime (1997) (TV movie)
Pourquoi pas moi ? (1999)
Delicacy (2011)