Giorni e nuvole

a film by Silvio Soldini
Italy/Switzerland 2007, 35mm, 116′, o.v. Italian, sub. French/German

Festivals & Prizes

Locarno International Film Festival “Appellations Suisse”, 2008
David of Donatello 2008 – 15 nominations among which best actress Award to Margherita Buy and best supporting actress Award to Alba Rohrwacher
XXX Festival International Moscow (Russia) – best actress Award to Margherita Buy and “Vogue International” Award as best filmmaker to Silvio Soldini
London Film Festival, 2007
Roma Film Festival, 2007
Toronto Film Festival, 2007
Solothurner Filmtage, Switzerland 2008

Synopsis:

Michele and Elsa have a 20-year-old daughter, Alice, and all the material comforts for Elsa to throw in her job and follow her old dream of studying art history. But their life starts to unravel soon after: Michele admits that he hasn’t worked for two months and that he has been fired. There is more: their house is up for sale, and their bank account is dwindling rapidly. It’s a shock for Elsa, but she is a fighter, whereas Michele lets himself go completely until their relationship reaches breaking point. Finally they realize that they have too much at stake, namely the love between them. Their future is an unknown, but could it change for the better?