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Edition 2023

Amanda

Carolina Cavalli

Italy 2022 93 min Italian with English subtitles

Although 24-year-old Amanda never had any friends, that’s what she most longs for. When she accidentally comes across a girl she knew as a child, she tries to convince her they’ve been best friends forever.                                                                                            Amanda is a film about friendship that examines, through an absurd, sophisticated comedy, the contradictions of the young generation whose hyper-connectedness doesn’t protect them from loneliness. It’s funny, the dialogue is sharp and every scene is brilliant with two show-stealing actresses. 

Crédits

Cast

Benedetta Porcaroli, Galatea Bellugi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Screenplay

Carolina Cavalli

Image

Lorenzo Levrini

Editing

Ali Babak Jalali

Music

Niccolo' Contessa

Production

Annamaria Morelli, Antonio Celsi, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Moreno Zani, Malcom Pagani

Carolina Cavalli

Born in 1990

Cavalli was born in Milan and works as a director and screenwriter for TV series and feature films. She wins the SFFILM Rainin Filmmaking Grant in 2017 for Fremont (Babak Jalali, 2022) and the Solinas Serie Award in 2018. In 2022, she published her first novel, and her first film Amanda was presented at the Venice film festival.

Contact

International sales : Charades 

Séances

Thursday 29 — 14:45

Le Théâtre de la Gare du Midi Atalaya

Director and actress Galatea Bellugi in person

Screening with Q&A

Friday 30 — 14:45

Cinéma Le Royal Salle n°2

Competition repeat screening