original title:
Taxi Monamour
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production:
Kimerafilm, MFF, Adler Entertainment, Rai Cinema, supported by Ministero della Cultura
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country:
Italy
year:
2024
film run:
110'
format:
colour
release date:
04/09/2024
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The film is the story of two women seemingly very different, yet who actually closely resemble each other. Anna is conflicted, on the outs with her own family, and facing an illness on her own, while Cristi has fled a war that keeps her far away from her home. Everyone tells Anna to accompany her partner on a business trip; Cristi is told to stay in Italy, where she’s safe. Their brief encounter will be a dash for freedom.
DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
Shooting this film gives me the chance to continue to explore a kind of filmmaking that is rigorous yet freewheeling at the same time. The story is an intense chance encounter in which my own aim is to be a silent, discreet presence, observing the lives of these two women in hopes of capturing something intimate and very true, yet with a light touch, raw and judgment-free, despite the extremely personal gaze I bring to bear on their story.