You will no doubt have noticed that, in the last two years, i Italian films who spend in the theater even for just a few weeks are more than normal. It happens because of the tax credit rules which have allowed the creation of more projects and it happens because Italian cinema is experiencing a particularly flourishing and vital moment in its history. It's just a shame that, in the general chaos, many beautiful films have been lost along the way, not supported by adequate promotion and distribution that pushed them as they deserved. Of the many worthy films that we have seen this year which, in our opinion, would have deserved better luck – we trust in the platforms that have managed to compensate films that did not shine at the box office like the beautiful Mixed by Erry by Sydney Sibilia – we have selected 16 of them, with the hope that they will soon have a new life as well as a second chance, perhaps thanks to this article.
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Ivano De Matteo's film tells without discounts and without rhetoric – indeed, the film is very strong – the desperation of a teenager trapped in a toxic love and her parents' concern in not being able to help her. Especially when revenge porn enters the scene. The actors Edoardo Leo, Milena Mancini, Riccardo Mandolini and newcomer Greta Gasbarri are excellent.
Shark teeth
This beautiful film by Davide Gentile, which talks about kids forced to grow up too quickly, about crime and hope, is a journey of education and discovery that moves in magical realism. The cast is excellent, from Virginia Raffaele to Claudio Santamaria through Edoardo Pesce and the little protagonist played by Tiziano Menichelli.
Like sheep among wolves
Lyda Patitucci's film is a particularly dark thriller that tells of undercover agents, bad guys who are best not angered and brothers who hope to build a better future for themselves. Open stage applause to Isabella Ragonese and, above all, to Andrea Arcangeli who, also thanks to the strict diet he underwent, gave the best performance of his career.
Patagonia
The young and talented Andrea Fuorto is the protagonist of Simone Bozzelli's film dedicated to a boy with an almost childish purity and his journey to discover himself and the wickedness and unscrupulousness of the world. Beautiful.
The worst days
The episodic film directed by Edoardo Leo and Massimiliano Bruno dusts off the wickedness and melancholy typical of Italian comedy, focusing on an incredible cast – from Rocco Papaleo to Anna Ferzetti, from Claudia Pandolfi to Fabrizio Bentivoglio, from Anna Foglietta to Giuseppe Battiston – and on stories full of cynicism but also of hope.
Kidnapped
Marco Bellocchio's film – which for us was a Palme d'Or – is an extraordinary masterpiece of writing and staging, a film that we will talk about in twenty years, reminding us of the obsessive attention to detail and the psychology of the characters put into fine-tuned by the director. Well done everyone. In particular Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, the young Leonardo Maltese and the little Enea Sala. Not to be missed.
Romantic
Pilar Fogliati's directorial debut makes us understand that we have the perfect heir to Carlo Verdone in Italy, given Fogliati's familiarity with portraying four very different and painstakingly characterized characters starting from the seemingly most negligible details.
The beautiful summer
This very delicate film directed by Laura Luchetti is freely based on the work of Cesare Pavese and shines above all thanks to a cast that ranges from the magnetic Deva Cassel to Yile Vianello, passing through Nicolas Maupas, Alessandro Piavani and Andrea Bosca.
Oddities of love
Beppe Fiorello's directorial debut tells the story of the Giarre crime in a delicate but also brutal way. He does it with clarity and firm direction. What shines above all, however, are the two protagonists played by Samuele Segreto and Gabriele Pizzurro.
The chimera
Alice Rohrwacher's new film (which met with unexpected success after the publication of a video that went viral) testifies not only to the greatness and skill of an actor like Josh O'Connor, but also to the director's talent for weaving stories complexes full of ghosts, suggestions and mystery. Special mention, of course, for the great (and unrecognizable) Isabella Rossellini.
With the grace of a God
The directorial debut of actor Alessandro Roia moves on the terrain of noir, crafting a beautiful story that swings from the process of mourning to the discovery of what really happened to the deceased person. Tommaso Ragno and Maya Sansa are monumental, not to mention the claustrophobic shots of the alleyways of Genoa and the sound and visual effects. Very refined.
Mimì – The prince of darkness
Brando De Sica's film stages an atypical and intriguing horror that shines on the screen above all thanks to the interpretation of Domenico Cuomo, one of the most promising actors of his generation, and Sara Ciocca. This is not a film for the faint of heart: we warn you.
Source: Vanity Fair
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