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Marco Tullio Giordana’s Locarno Homecoming ‘The Life Apart’ Unveils Trailer, as the Italian Auteur Talks Working With Marco Bellocchio (EXCLUSIVE)
Giordana also explains why he dedicated his latest film to Belgian director Chantal Akerman.
Adapted from Mariapia Veladiano’s acclaimed eponymous novel, “The Life Apart” is set in the Italian city of Vicenza between the 1980s and 2000s, where a young girl is shunned by her mother due to a large facial birthmark. Rebecca, played by Sara Ciocca as a child and Beatrice Barison as a young woman, finds solace in the piano, a talent she discovers with the help of her aunt and patron Erminia (Sonia Bergamasco). Staying faithful to the budget didn’t keep Giordana from making “The Life Apart” exactly as he envisioned it, from shooting in the beautiful city of Vicenza in the north of Italy to casting trained pianists for the two main roles.
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