Lovely Boy is a 2021 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Francesco Lettieri and starring Andrea Carpenzano. It premiered at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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| Directed by | Francesco Lettieri |
| Screenplay by | Francesco Lettieri Peppe Fiore |
| Produced by | Nicola Giuliano Francesca Cima Carlotta Calori |
| Starring | Andrea Carpenzano Daniele Del Plavignano Ludovica Martino |
| Cinematography | Gianluca Palma |
| Edited by | Mauro Rodella |
| Music by | Paco Martinelli |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (October 2024) |
Cast
edit- Andrea Carpenzano as Nic / Lovely Boy
- Daniele Del Plavignano as Daniele
- Ludovica Martino as Fabiana / Fabi
- Enrico Borello as Borneo
- Riccardo De Filippis as Padella
- Pierluigi Pasino as Lorenzo
- Martino Perdisa as Martino
- Federica Rosellini as Cecilia
Production
editThe screenplay was written during the second month of lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Principal photography started in April 2021.[2] The film was produced by Indigo Film in co-production with Vision Distribution and Sky Italia.[2] It was shot between Rome and Trentino-Alto Adige.[2]
Release
editThe film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, as the closing film of the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.[3] It had a limited release in Italian cinemas on 13 September 2021.[4]
Reception
editLa Stampa critic Gianmaria Tammaro wrote that the film "tells a story of drug addiction without lapsing into qualunquism or clichés; the characters are real, concrete, and multifaceted" and it's "a film that does not need to shout, that knows how to maintain a balance, and that closes without really closing: the final scene is almost a new beginning, not a conclusion; and there is never, even for a second, a judgmental or patronizing tone".[4]
Amber Wilkinson from Eye for Film geve the film three points out of five, noting that "Aside from the slightly unusual music scene setting [...] there's little here to distinguish this from many similar addiction tales. [...] The heart of Lettieri's heart is definitely in the right place, but it doesn't have a particularly strong or unique beat."[5]
For his performance in this film and in Swing Ride, Andrea Carpenzano received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best actor.[6]
References
edit- ^ Colangeli, Sabrina (13 September 2021). "'Lovely Boy' incontro con regista e cast". Taxidrivers.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b c De Marco, Camillo (14 April 2021). "Filming begins on Francesco Lettieri's Lovely Boy". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (13 September 2021). "Review: Lovely Boy". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ a b Tammaro, Gianmaria (13 September 2021). ""Lovely Boy", dalla trap alla droga, ma con ritorno". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amber (5 October 2021). "Lovely Boy (2021) Movie Review". Eye for Film. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Nastri d'Argento Cinema: le nomination 2022 - Cinema". Rai Cultura (in Italian). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
External links
edit- Lovely Boy at IMDb
