122 mins |
Rated
M (Offensive language & suicide themes)
Screening as part of the 9th Cinema Italiano
Sunday 12 May @ 12.45pm
Il Primo Giorno della mia Vita (The First Day of My Life) by Roman director Paolo Genovese is a story based on his book titled The First Day Of My Life. After the international success of Perfect Strangers, he continues to explore the fascinating and unsaid spaces of the human condition, only this time he does it with a touch of magic realism. We meet four strangers from different walks of life who find themselves lost in the journey of life. This is when a mysterious man intervenes with an offer to show them how the world would be without them.
It is a gift that will allow them to discover themselves again, and in the course of a gritty Roman night, they will find strength and hope again. Comedy melds seamlessly with pathos in perfect performances. This is an all star cast, led by the always brilliant Toni Servillo as the mysterious man.
Directed by Paolo Genovese
Starring Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Margherita Buy, Sara Serraiocco
Screening in Italian with English subtitles.
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Screening as part of the 9th Cinema Italiano
Sunday 12 May @ 12.45pm
Il Primo Giorno della mia Vita (The First Day of My Life) by Roman director Paolo Genovese is a story based on his book titled The First Day Of My Life. After the international success of Perfect Strangers, he continues to explore the fascinating and unsaid spaces of the human condition, only this time he does it with a touch of magic realism. We meet four strangers from different walks of life who find themselves lost in the journey of life. This is when a mysterious man intervenes with an offer to show them how the world would be without them.
It is a gift that will allow them to discover themselves again, and in the course of a gritty Roman night, they will find strength and hope again. Comedy melds seamlessly with pathos in perfect performances. This is an all star cast, led by the always brilliant Toni Servillo as the mysterious man.
Directed by Paolo Genovese
Starring Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Margherita Buy, Sara Serraiocco
Screening in Italian with English subtitles.