Wednesday 12th March
10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm
Director Paola Cortellessi
Drama
Italy
Italian (English subtitles)
118 minutes.
In this moving comedic drama set in post-war Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.
Shot in black and white, in the style of post-World War II Italian neorealist filmmakers, this is a critically acclaimed, bittersweet and empowering tale.
With meticulous design and pitch perfect camerawork, this is a thoughtful, emotionally satisfying, immensely entertaining one-off, with an ending that smartly dynamites our expectation. – Jonathan Romney, Financial Times
