Teenagers think about the future without hesitation. They worry about what jobs they’ll get, where they’ll go to school, who they will marry, who they might sleep with, and how they will make the money needed to live a comfortable life. In Futura, the documentary from Pietro Marcello (Martin Eden), Francesco Munzi (Black Souls), and Alice Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro), those worries become talking points, a central thesis of Italian teens without a filter. These three established directors cannot move past the general shrug of teenagehood, though, making a film that remains interesting only for its initial stretch, so long as the teens stay provocative.
Featuring interviews from 10-somethings throughout Italy with ranging socioeconomic statuses, Futura often feels one-note, a reminder that teens today are still talking about the same things as teens from 10 years ago, from 30 years ago, and so forth. They’re worried about the future,...
Featuring interviews from 10-somethings throughout Italy with ranging socioeconomic statuses, Futura often feels one-note, a reminder that teens today are still talking about the same things as teens from 10 years ago, from 30 years ago, and so forth. They’re worried about the future,...
- 9/29/2021
- by Michael Frank
- The Film Stage
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