20.01.2012 Programme Time:
13.00
Synopsis
Corpo Celeste is the story of 13 year old Marta who is struggling to resettle after ten years growing up in Switzerland. Bright-eyed and restless, she observes the sights, sounds and smells of the city but feels very much an outsider. Marta is about to undergo the rite of confirmation, and in the convention of the Catholic Church she starts taking catechism, hoping to also make some new friends. However, the doctrines of Roman Catholicism offer little in terms of life lessons or consolation, and she quickly confronts the morality of the local community, as well as the hypocrisy of the priest, who cares more about status than about his constituents.
A series of subtle moments trace her journey as she both connects and conflicts with her mother, sister and the Sunday school teacher Santa. From experiencing her period to making a bold decision to cut her hair, Marta begins to shape her own life for the first time since moving back to Italy.
Awards:
2011 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Silver Ribbon : Best New Director
www.corpoceleste.it
Director:
Alice Rohrwacher
Screenplay:
Alice Rohrwacher
Director of photography:
Hélène Louvart
Film Editing:
Marco Spoletini
Producers:
Carlo Cresto-Dina, Jacques Bidou, Marianne Dumoulin and Tiziana Soudani
Production Companies:
Tempesta Film, JBA Production, Rai Cinema
Cast:
Yle Vianello, Salvatore Cantaloupo, Pasqualina Scuncia, Anota Caprioli, Renato Carpentieri
Duration:
98`
Director Biography
Alice Rohrwacher was born in 1981 in Fiesole, Italy. She is Italian director, writer and editor, younger sister of Alba Rohrwacher, one of the most successful actresses of the young generation of Italian film. Alice Rohrwacher graduated from Torino University in Literature and Philosophy. In 2004 Rohrwacher co-wrote the documentary Un piccolo spettacolo , and 2006 she directed a segment in the collective film Checosamanca. Corpo Celeste is her feature length writing and directing debut.
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