PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Eva Cools, director of the film Cleo.
Eva Cools tells the story of a young girl who loses her parents in a car accident with no responsible and tries ti cope with this fact. the director then bases part of the film on her personal story but then the analysis of the issue of grief and guilt becomes more universal, and haunting too.
Cleo: Seventeen-year-old Cleo survives a tragedy accident in which both parents lose their life. His grandmother offers Cleo and her brother a house, but ends up having to manage the rebellious teenager, the which seeks comfort in the mysterious Leos, a man of twelve years older.
"How to have sex" , the opening film of Alice nella Città 2023, is DOP Molly Manning Walker's directorial debut and is about the sexual pressure the teenage world is built around
"Arni" is inspired by the powerful and intense image of the lead actor, Péter Ture. It tells a story of resilience and strength in a world that can be hostile and mean.
The complete trilogy by Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud composed by Sex (2024), Love (2024) and Dreams (2025) will be presented at the Blzano Film Festival before landing in Italian cinemas
From Ari Aster’s Eddington to Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, the 2025 Cannes Film Festival lineup is rich with cinematic giants and rising voices.