Amanda

2022 1h 34m IT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 80

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Amanda, 24, lives mostly isolated and has never had any friends, even if it's the thing she wants the most. Amanda chooses her new mission as to convince her childhood friend to believe that they are still best friends.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benedetta Porcaroli
Amanda
Galatea Bellugi
Rebecca
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Viola
Michele Bravi
Dude
Monica Nappo
Sofia
Margherita Missoni
Marina
Ana Cecilia Ponce
Judy
Amelia Elisabetta Biuso
Stella

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carolina Cavalli
Writers: Carolina Cavalli, Carolina Cavalli
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carolina Cavalli, shot by Lorenzo Levrini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Niccolò Contessa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Babak Jalali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Benedetta Porcaroli and Galatea Bellugi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt18469872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carolina Cavalli directs. Lorenzo Levrini behind the camera. Niccolò Contessa scores. Babak Jalali cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Carolina Cavalli, shot by Lorenzo Levrini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Niccolò Contessa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Babak Jalali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Benedetta Porcaroli and Galatea Bellugi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt18469872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lorenzo Levrini
Original score: Niccolò Contessa
Editing: Babak Jalali
Production design: Martino Bonanomi
Costume design: Francesca Cibischino
Makeup / hair: Coralie Gaspard
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: Amanda (2022)

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CinemaSerf2023-06-03
★ 7/10
"Amanda" (Benedetta Porcaroli) is a rather indulged twenty-something who has no friends and lives a pretty isolated life devoid of any company that isn't from her immediate - and pretty dysfunctional - family. "Sofia" (Monica Nappo) is her mother and suggests that she goes to see "Rebecca" (Galatéa Bellugi) who is the equally lonesome daughter of her friend "Viola" (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) - only this girl hardly ever leaves her room in their rather ugly, fortress-like, concrete home. After a bit of a Mexican stand-off, the two gradually start to re-bond (they were childhood friends) but you just get the feeling that an upset is never far away - for any of them. It's a quirkily enjoyable film this with two strong performances from the girls and a scene-stealing bath tub scenario involving "Sofia" too. It is funny, offering a sort of observational wit rather than a chortle sort of humour and there are a couple of sub-plots - a boyfriend and an horse - just to ease the temperature a little now and again and allow us to recalibrate on the relationship between the girls and, increasingly, the enigmatic "Ann". There's not really a start or an end, it's just a middle we get here and it works because I'm not sure these girls really made much progress. It doesn't need a cinema, it'll work perfectly well on the telly so give it a go.

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