The First Day of My Life (Italian: Il primo giorno della mia vita) is a 2023 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Genovese.[1][2] It is based on his homonymous 2018 book.
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| Directed by | Paolo Genovese |
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| Cinematography | Fabrizio Lucci |
| Music by | Maurizio Filardo |
| Distributed by | Medusa Film |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The movie tells the story of four people with different life experiences who all fall into a low point in their lives and decide to commit suicide. And at this moment, a mysterious person appeared and told them: in the next week, they will have the opportunity to be reborn, and the story of how their lives will change after being reborn.
Plot
editIn Rome in January 2021, four people are committing suicide:
- Adriadne, a police officer, whose 16-year-old daughter died from a sudden illness;
- Daniele, a bullied child with diabetes, who intentionally eats 48 doughnuts without taking any insulin;
- Emilia, an Olympic gymnast, who became a paraplegic. She is going to commit suicide by falling from a hotel roof; and
- Napoléon, a motivator, and is married. He is suffering from depression.
On a rainy night, they all find themselves together as "guests" of a mysterious individual who rescued them just moments before each of them was about to make the final decision of their life. Each is asked for a wish.
At the end of the week, all are asked: to continue their plight, or to live.
Cast
edit- Toni Servillo as the man
- Valerio Mastandrea as Napoléon
- Margherita Buy as Arianna
- Sara Serraiocco as Emilia
- Gabriele Cristini as Daniele
- Vittoria Puccini as the woman
- Lino Guanciale as Tommaso
- Elena Lietti as Greta
- Thomas Trabacchi as Zeno
- Lidia Vitale as Daniele's mother
- Antonio Gerardi as Daniele's father
- Giorgio Tirabassi as Max
- Davide Combusti (it) as Nicolas
- Alessandro Tiberi (it) as the nurse.
Production
editOn 9 November 2019, it was announced that Hollywood Gang, Leone Film Group and Lotus Productions will co-produce the Genovese's The First Day Of My Life from a screenplay by Kirk Jones, Marco Belardi, Andrea Leone and Raffaella Leone.[3] Principal photography began on 18 January 2021 and was scheduled to conclude on 19 March 2021 in Rome, Italy.[4][5]
See also
edit- A Man Called Otto, 2022 US film, where intended suicide by a man interrupted by new neighbours.
- It's a Wonderful Life, 1946 US Christmas film, where a guardian angel intervenes.
References
edit- ↑ Bigi, Emanuele (26 January 2023). "Il primo giorno della mia vita è al cinema, pronto a entrarti dentro come e più di Perfetti sconosciuti". GQ (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Finos, Arianna (27 January 2023). "Paolo Genovese: "Con 'Il primo giorno della mia vita' racconto il nostro male di vivere"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Grater, Tom; Tartaglione, Nancy (9 November 2019). "'300' Outfit Hollywood Gang To Co-Produce Paolo Genovese's 'The First Day Of My Life'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - The First Day of My Life". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (4 March 2021). "'The Departed' & '300' Producer Gianni Nunnari Acquires Novel 'The German Girl' For TV Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
