Daniele Vicari's 'Sole Cuore Amore' Fails to Connect at Rome Film Fest

At the Festa del Cinema di Roma, Daniele Vicari's film 'Sole Cuore Amore' premiered, featuring a soundtrack by jazz musician Stefano Di Battista. The film follows two women, Eli (Isabella Ragonese) and Vale (Eva Grieco), from different social backgrounds, connected by their shared apartment building. Vicari returns to social engagement after 'Diaz', focusing on ordinary stories of the silent majority, but the narrative is hampered by repetitive cross-cutting and stereotypes. The jazz score by Di Battista is a highlight, particularly in scenes set in the Rome metro. Ragonese's performance, directed previously by Virzì in 'Tutta la vita davanti', is sincere but unconvincing due to her Sicilian accent attempting Roman dialect. The film is criticized as weak and a poor advertisement for Rome's public transport company ATAC.