Italy/France | V.O. Italian | ST French | 2016 | 116 min | DCP | color | Fiction | Canadian Premiere
Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who likes to believe she’s on intimate terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile young woman locked in her own mystery. They are both patients at the Villa Biondi, a progressive but secure psychiatric clinic.
Paolo Virzì’s new film tells the story of the unpredictable and moving friendship that develops between the two women as they flee the mental institution in search of love and happiness in the open-air nuthouse - the world of sane people. GPHQ
| Director | Paolo Virzì |
| Music | Carlo Virzì |
| Cinematographer | Vladan Radovic |
| Screenplay | Francesca Archibugi, Paolo Virzì |
| Cast | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Valentina Carnelutti, Bob Messini, Tommaso Ragno, Micaela Ramazzotti |
| Production | LOTUS FILMS, MANNY FILMS |
| Distribution | AXIA FILMS |
Paolo Virzì made a name for himself in 1994, when he won the David di Donatello award and the Silver Ribbon for best first film for La Bella Vita. He then wrote and directed several feature-length films, some of which have won major international awards. His 12th film, Like Crazy, was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
