L'immensità
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Directed by Emanuele Crialese
Starring Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato, Luana Giuliani
Penélope Cruz proves once again that she is among the finest actors of her generation in this deeply personal coming-of-age drama. A vibrant and sun-drenched 1970s Rome belies the quiet desperation simmering inside Clara (Cruz), a woman trying to keep things upbeat for her children while trapped in an abusive marriage.
Her eldest child, Adriana (an impressive debut performance from Luana Giuliani), idolises their fun-loving mother but also feels trapped, albeit in the wrong body. While their father and his peers refuse to accept Adriana as Andrew, he is off falling for a girl on ‘the other side of the reeds’, in poignant scenes reminiscent of Boys Don’t Cry.
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Italian with English Subtitles
Reviews:
★★★★ “A sophisticated, searching work.” – Robbie Collins, The Telegraph
“Penélope Cruz adds dazzle to a gentle, poignant tale of transgender adolescence.” – Variety.
“Penelope Cruz is ’a cross between Sophia Loren and a solar flare’ in Emanuele Crialese’s beguiling drama.” – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily.
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