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Amanda (first feature)

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Amanda

original title:

Amanda

directed by:

Carolina Cavalli

cast:

Benedetta Porcaroli, Galatea Bellugi, Michele Bravi, Monica Nappo, Margherita Missoni, Giovanna Mezzogiorno

screenplay:

Carolina Cavalli

cinematography:

Lorenzo Levrini

editing:

Babak Jalali

set design:

Martino Bonanomi

costume design:

Francesca Cibischino

music:

Niccolò Contessa

producer:

Annamaria Morelli, Antonio Celsi, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Moreno Zani, Malcom Pagani

production:

Elsinore Film, Wildside, I Wonder Pictures, Charades, Tenderstories, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of Film Commission Torino Piemonte

distribution:

I Wonder Pictures [Italy], Mcf Megacom Film [Albania], Mcf Megacom Film [Bosnia and Herzegovina], Oscilloscope [Canada], Mcf Megacom Film [Croatia], Curzon Film [Ireland], Mcf Megacom Film [Montenegro], Mcf Megacom Film [North Macedonia], Mcf Megacom Film [Serbia], Mcf Megacom Film [Slovenia], Curzon Film [United Kingdom], Oscilloscope [United States]

world sales:

Charades [France]

country:

Italy

year:

2022

film run:

93'

format:

colour

release date:

13/10/2022

festivals & awards:

Amanda, 24, lives mostly isolated and has never had any friends, even if it’s the thing she wants the most. When she discovers that as toddlers her and Rebecca used to spend a lot of time together, Amanda chooses her new mission: to convince her that they are still best friends.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
I’m not sure whether Amanda is about loneliness or friendship. Fundamentally it’s about Amanda, who feels very alone and wants a friend at any cost.