Parents in Progress

2019 1h 27m IT

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 72

Comedy

Synopsis

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Simona is a single mother in her early ‘40s who is wholly devoted to her son, Filippo. To get over her insecurities as a parent and make her son happy on his eighth birthday, she decides to throw him a birthday party in their small flat and invite over his school friends and their parents. For Simona, this birthday is about to pose quite the surprising dilemma between allowing her son to embrace his true self and a mother’s fierce desire to protect her child from their potentially cruel surroundings. This is the last conundrum she was expecting to have to face on a day that is already rife with anxiety.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anna Foglietta
Simona
Paolo Calabresi
Aldo
Marina Rocco
Sabrina
Elena Radonicich
Giorgia
Francesco Turbanti
Cesare
Paolo Mazzarelli
Alessandro
Marina Occhionero
Luisa
Lucia Mascino
Ilaria

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laura Chiossone
Writers: Gabriele Scotti, Renata Ciaravino, Gabriele Scotti
Languages: Italian

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laura Chiossone, shot by Manfredo Archinto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Anna Foglietta and Paolo Calabresi and Marina Rocco carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9026772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laura Chiossone directs. Manfredo Archinto behind the camera. Michele Braga scores. Walter Marocchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Directed by Laura Chiossone, shot by Manfredo Archinto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Michele Braga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Walter Marocchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anna Foglietta and Paolo Calabresi and Marina Rocco carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt9026772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.