The Kidnapping of Arabella

2025 1h 47m IT

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 9

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Holly spends days at her dead-end job fantasizing about holes in the space-time continuum and wondering where her life went wrong. When she meets Arabella, an eight-year-old rebel hoping to run away from her self-absorbed author father, Holly becomes convinced their meeting is a cosmic sign, and that Arabella is her past self sent back for a second chance. Embarking on an unconventional road trip, these two lost souls might be exactly what the other needs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benedetta Porcaroli
Holly
Lucrezia Guglielmino
Arabella D.
Chris Pine
Orest D.
Roberto Zibetti
Poliziotto
Marco Bonadei
Maccarino
Eva Robin's
Granatina
Margareth Madè
Ingrid
Boiken Cobo
Topper

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released last year.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Moked-Blum. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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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CAST

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Benedetta Porcaroli and Lucrezia Guglielmino and Chris Pine carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33292601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Carolina Cavalli directs. Lorenzo Levrini behind the camera. Thomas Moked-Blum scores. Babak Jalali cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
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 Thomas Moked-Blum. 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 Lucrezia Guglielmino and Chris Pine carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt33292601 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "road trip", "woman director", "adult child friendship", "wonder".