A Castle in Italy
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2014
March 6 - 16, 2014
New York Premiere!
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi directs and stars, alongside former partner Louis Garrel, in this boldly self-revealing, possibly cathartic work—a tender portrait of a family whose glory days are over.
New York Premiere!
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s semi-autobiographical third feature—her first film since the acclaimed Actresses (2007)—is as restless as the character she plays in it. The actress-director-screenwriter (she co-wrote the film with Noémie Lvovsky and Agnès de Sacy) crafts a sad, whimsical and tender portrait of a family whose glory days are over, and who must confront some ugly facts about their present reality: financial troubles, a terminally ill younger brother, a sprawling estate they can no longer maintain. Louise (Bruni Tedeschi) herself is approaching her mid 40s, and wants desperately to have a child and find enduring love. This boldly self-revealing, possibly cathartic work draws both directly and obliquely from Bruni Tedeschi’s real life: Louis Garrel, her former partner, plays Nathan, her young French lover; Nathan's father in the film is a renowned filmmaker who directs his son, as does Garrel’s father, Philippe; and Valeria’s own mother, pianist Marisa Borini, simply plays herself. Marisa Borini is nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2014 César Awards.
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