Author/director Paola Cortellesi‘s first function movie “There’s Nonetheless Tomorrow” didn’t simply win six Italian Academy Awards – it additionally turned one of many highest grossing movies of all time in Italy.
Cortellesi, who cowrote the script with Furio Andreotti and Giulia Calenda, additionally stars within the dramedy a few lady who reclaims her life in post-war Forties Rome.
The official synopsis reads: “Delia (Cortellesi) is a a working-class spouse and mom trapped in a poisonous marriage. American G.I.s nonetheless patrol the streets, however change is within the air. But all the pieces stays the identical for Delia, whose romantic fantasies have given technique to an embrace of her roles as dutiful spouse and loving mom regardless of the sneering condescension and outright bodily abuse by the hands of her strutting petty tyrant husband Ivano (Valerio Mastandrea). His misogyny is barely exceeded by his bedridden father’s whose care falls to Delia in between her myriad different chores and odd jobs. Delia sees the engagement of her daughter Marcella (Romana Maggiora Vergano) to her middle-class boyfriend because the woman’s massive alternative to keep away from her similar destiny. However all the pieces modifications when a mysterious letter arrives and fires up Delia’s braveness to show the tables and begin striving for a greater life – and never only for herself.”
Giorgio Colangeli, Emanuela Fanelli, and Francesco Centorame additionally star.
“There’s Nonetheless Tomorrow” turned the very best grossing movie in Italy in 2023 and positioned within the high 10 highest grossing Italian movies ever. The function went on to win six Italian Academy Awards, together with Finest Movie, Finest New Director, Finest Screenplay, Finest Actor, Finest Supporting Actress, and the Viewers Award.
“There’s Nonetheless Tomorrow” is produced by Wildside, a Fremantle firm, together with Imaginative and prescient Distribution, a Sky firm, Mario Gianani, and Lorenzo Gangarossa. The movie is govt produced by Ludovica Rapisarda, Saverio Guarascio, Mangella Quilici, and Gianluca Mizzi.
As for different worldwide awards contenders, IndieWire predicts that Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” Walter Salles’ “I’m Nonetheless Right here,” Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Gints Zilbalodis’
“Circulation,” and Wealthy Peppiatt’s “Kneecap” are among the many Oscars frontrunners. Further movies “Armand,”
“Dahomey,” “The Woman With the Needle,” “Common Language,” and “Vermiglio” are additionally Finest Worldwide Characteristic selects.
“There’s Nonetheless Tomorrow” premieres in theaters March 7 from Greenwich Leisure. Try the trailer under.