It’s a wrap on Valerio Mastandrea’s Ride
- The directorial debut of the actor who recently won a David de Donatello for Fiore has been shot over six weeks between Nettuno and Rome. It has been produced by Kimerafilm with Rai Cinema
Lauded actor Valerio Mastandrea (recent winner of the David de Donatello for Best Male Supporting Actor for Fiore [+see also:
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The action of film (with a screenplay written by Mastandrea and Enrico Audenino) occurs at Carolina’s house on a Sunday in May. You end up counting the hours because 24 hours later, it becomes necessary to publically join the collective disarray in a small coastal community, a few kilometres from the capital. This chaos stems from the loss of Mauro Secondari, a young worker who falls to his death in the factory where he works, a place that has employed at least three generations of the local population. In this way, Carolina finds herself alone after seven days, with a ten-year old son and extreme difficulties in tapping into the pain of having lost the love of her life. The burial is just a day away and everyone expects to see a devastated young widow, collapsing from grief every few minutes. What can be done to ensure that all these people are not deceived? And how does she ensure, above all else, that she does not deceive herself?
The film crew includes Chiara Martegiani (Maternity Blues [+see also:
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interview: Gianni Amelio
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Ride, recognised for its cultural interest and therefore made with the contribution and patronage of the Direction générale Cinéma du Ministère de la Culture, will be brought to Italian screens by 01 Distribution.
Among the latest productions from Kimerafilm, Il Contagio, the second feature film by Matteo Botrugno and Daniele Coluccini (after Et In Terra Pax, also produced by Kimerafilm) deserves a mention. This film, based on a novel by Walter Siti, will release soon and be distributed by Notorious Pictures.
(Translated from Italian)
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