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Director: Claudio Cupellini

Canadian Premiere

Cast:  Elio Germano, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

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Plot

The film begins in the halls of a grand hotel in Paris, where Fausto and Nadine meet for the first time. Fausto is from Italy, but works in France as a waiter, though he dreams to succeed and become a maître d’. Nadine is a beautiful young French girl, who is there to appear in modelling auditions, even against her will. When the two meet, they are fragile, single and obsessed with a seemingly-unreachable idea of happiness. They fall in love and begin a great journey ridden with obstacles, from shady friendships to prison. Despite their fate and their unique way of loving each other, they will suffer and strive all the same, to remain together, against all odds…

Country: Italy | France
Year: 2015
Genre: Drama
Duration: 125 min.
Production: Rai Cinema | 01 Distribution

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Toronto
Date: June, 13 2016
Screening Time: 6:45 PM
Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox
Language: Italian with English subtitles
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Vaughan
Date: June, 12 2016
Screening Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Colossus – Cineplex
Language: Italian with English subtitles
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Montreal

Date: 14 June 2016
Screening Time: 7:00pm
Location: Cinema Guzzo Marchè Central
Language: Italian with French subtitles

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Date: 19 June 2016
Screening Time: 4:00pm
Location: Cinema Guzzo Marchè Central
Language: Italian with French subtitles

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Date: 18 June 2016
Screening Time: 6:30pm
Location: Cinémathèque Québécoise
Language: Italian with French subtitles
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Quebec City
Date: June, 12 2016
Screening Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Cinéma Cartier
Language: Italian with English subtitles
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Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini is an Italian director and screenwriter. His debut was in 1999 with the short film Le diable au vile. In 2010, his film Una vita tranquilla won the Silver Marc’Aurelio Jury Award for Best Actor for Toni Servillo at the International Film Festival of Rome. In 2014, together with Stefano Sollima and Francesca Comencini, he produced the very successful television series, Gomorrah.

Italiano

Trama

Il film comincia nei saloni di un grande albergo di Parigi, dove Fausto e Nadine si incontrano per la prima volta. Fausto viene dall’Italia ma lavora in Francia come un cameriere e vive con il sogno di riuscire a diventare maître. Nadine, una bellissima giovane francese, sta per presentarsi ad un provino per modelle, anche se non ha la voglia. Quando loro si incontrano sono fragili, soli, e ossessionati da un’idea di felicità che sembra irraggiungibile. Dopo essersi conosciuti si ameranno e cominceranno un grande percorso che avrà non pochi ostacoli tra prigione e amicizie poco raccomandabili. Nonostante il destino ed il loro singolare modo di amarsi, soffriranno e cercheranno comunque di rimanere insieme, contro tutto…

Nazione: Italia | Francia
Anno: 2015
Genere: Dramma
Durata: 125 min.
Produzione: Rai Cinema | 01 Distribution

 


Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini è un regista e sceneggiatore italiano. Ha esordito nel 1999 col cortometraggio Le diable au volo. Nel 2010 il suo film Una vita tranquilla aggiudicato Premio Marc’Aurelio d’Argento della Giuria al migliore attore per Toni Servillo al Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma. Nel 2014 insieme con Stefano Sollima e Francesca Comencini, ha realizzato la serie televisiva di grande successo: Gomorra – La serie.

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Résumé

Le film commence dans les salles d’un grand hôtel à Paris, où Fausto et Nadine se rencontrent pour la première fois. Fausto est de l’Italie, mais travaille en France comme serveur, vivant avec le rêve de réussir et de devenir le maître. Nadine est une belle jeune fille française, qui est là pour apparaître dans les auditions de modélisation, même contre sa volonté.

Pays: Italie | France
Genre: Drame
Durée: 125 min.
Année: 2015
Production: Rai Cinema, 01 Distribution

 

Quand les deux se rencontrent, ils sont fragiles, simples et obsédés par une idée de bonheur apparemment inaccessible. Ils tombent amoureux et commencent un grand voyage parsemé d’embûches, d’amitiés louches à la prison. En dépit de leur sort et de leur façon unique d’aimer les uns les autres, ils vont souffrir et s’efforçons tout de même, de rester ensemble, contre toute attente …


 Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini

Claudio Cupellini est un réalisateur italien et scénariste. Il a débuté en 1999 avec le court-métrage Le diable au vélo. En 2010, son film Una vita tranquilla a remporté le Prix du Jury Marc’Aurelio d’argent du meilleur acteur pour Toni Servillo au Festival International du Film de Rome. En 2014, en collaboration avec Stefano Sollima et Francesca Comencini, il a produit la série télévisée très réussie, Gomorra – La serie.

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