After a strong reception at Visions du Reél, Varese-born director Michele Penetta will screen “Il Mio Corpo,” his second feature, in Paris on Sept. 25. The Swiss-Italian production continues an exploration of the Sicilian terrain that first started with the short film “A Iucata” and continued with Penetta’s debut feature “Fishing Bodies.”
Produced by Close Up Films and Kino Produzioni, the film silently follows the life of Oscar, a Sicilian kid that works collecting scrap metal for a harsh father, and Stanley, a Nigerian migrant determined to adapt to a new life. Their so close yet so distant lives demonstrate a shared desire to emancipate themselves from an isolated, almost forgotten world. Nour Films distributes.
Variety talked with Michele Penetta about his latest feature, participating at Acid Cannes.
Sicily is clearly another character in the film and in a way it has been for your last three films. What about...
Produced by Close Up Films and Kino Produzioni, the film silently follows the life of Oscar, a Sicilian kid that works collecting scrap metal for a harsh father, and Stanley, a Nigerian migrant determined to adapt to a new life. Their so close yet so distant lives demonstrate a shared desire to emancipate themselves from an isolated, almost forgotten world. Nour Films distributes.
Variety talked with Michele Penetta about his latest feature, participating at Acid Cannes.
Sicily is clearly another character in the film and in a way it has been for your last three films. What about...
- 6/25/2020
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
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