Laughing
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2019
June 6 - 12, 2019
After a young man dies in a controversial workplace accident, those who loved him grapple with what it means to go on living in this powerful, poetic exploration of the myriad ways we grieve, cope, and find hope in the face of loss.
Q&A with Valerio Mastandrea and Chiara Martegiani
After a young man dies in a controversial workplace accident, those who loved him grapple with what it means to go on living: his widow, seemingly unable to cry, questions why she feels so numb; his son sublimates the trauma by rigorously preparing for the media frenzy that will accompany the funeral; his father, haunted by his inability to prevent the tragedy, wrestles with survivor’s guilt. Punctuated by disarming humor and flashes of poetic realism, the feature debut from acclaimed actor Valerio Mastandrea is a powerfully cathartic exploration of the myriad ways we grieve, cope, and find hope in the face of loss.
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