Francesco Sossai's 'Le città di pianura' premieres at Cannes 78
Francesco Sossai's second feature film, 'Le città di pianura', premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, earning critical acclaim. The provincial road movie, shot in Veneto, follows Giulio (Filippo Scotti), a shy architecture student, who encounters two disillusioned fifty-somethings, Carlobianchi and Doriano, during a night in the Venetian plain. Architecture is a central theme, with Giulio's passion for Carlo Scarpa reflecting the director's own admiration. Sossai spent six years collecting scenes and dialogues in the Veneto region before co-writing the script with Adriano Candiago in an abandoned church on the Pedemontana hills. The film portrays a 'Lost Generation' of men born in the 1970s, grappling with a radically changed world after the 2008 economic crisis. 'Le città di pianura' will be released in Italian theaters by Lucky Red.
Key facts
- Francesco Sossai's second feature film 'Le città di pianura' premiered at Cannes 78 in Un Certain Regard.
- The film is a provincial road movie set in Veneto.
- Main character Giulio, played by Filippo Scotti, is an architecture student passionate about Carlo Scarpa.
- Two other protagonists are Carlobianchi and Doriano, fifty-something men in crisis.
- Sossai spent six years collecting material in the Veneto plain before writing the script.
- The screenplay was co-written with Adriano Candiago in an abandoned church on the Pedemontana hills.
- The film addresses the 'Lost Generation' of men born in the 1970s after the 2008 economic crisis.
- Italian theatrical release is handled by Lucky Red.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Sossai
- Filippo Scotti
- Carlo Scarpa
- Adriano Candiago
- Giorgio Agamben
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Cannes Film Festival
- Lucky Red
- Artribune
Locations
- Veneto
- Venetian plain
- Pedemontana hills
- Venezia
- Giappone
- Roma
- Calabria