My Place Is Here (Italian: Il mio posto è qui) is a 2024 Italian drama film written and directed by Cristiano Bortone and Daniela Porto, based on the novel of the same name by Porto. It premiered at the Bari International Film Festival on 23 March 2024 and received a theatrical release in Italy on 9 May 2024.
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| Italian | Il mio posto è qui |
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| Based on | Il mio posto è qui by Daniela Porto |
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| Cinematography | Emilio Maria Costa |
| Edited by | Claudio Di Mauro |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Premise
editIn a rural village in Calabria in the 1940s, Marta, a young single mother forced into marrying a man she doesn't love, meets Lorenzo, a wedding planner and the only gay man in their town. Their friendship will lead Marta to reexamine the prejudices of their bigoted community and seek her own place in the world as a woman.
Cast
edit- Ludovica Martino as Marta
- Marco Leonardi as Lorenzo
- Anna Maria De Luca as Dora
- Biancamaria D'Amato as Marta's mother
- Francesco Biscione as Marta's father
- Adele Bilotta as Marta's sister
- Antonino Sgrò as Gino
- Giorgia Arena as Bianca
- Francesco Aiello as Enrico
- Francesco Aricò as Michele
- Annamaria De Luca as Dora
- Ivan Artuso as Amedeo
- Gianvincenzo Pugliese as Francesco
- Saverio Malara as Don Antonio
Production
editWriter and director Daniela Porto, who was born to Calabrian parents, was inspired to write the film after learning about an openly gay man in her parents' village who helped women plan their weddings.[1] Filming took place in Gerace, Reggio Calabria,[2][3] as well as Fasano and Gioia del Colle in Apulia.[4][5]
The film is shot in a little town in Calabria called Gerace, which really is quite untouched and we were fascinated by the tonalities there, and we tried to create this world in which there was not a lot of color, and somehow everything was into the mud and earth and stone kind of tonality, including the clothes, because if you look at the pictures of the time, you don’t see these sparkling happy flowery colors that come later. Then everything was very brownish. The people were farmers; they were workers.
— Cristiano Bortone[1]
Release
editBeta Cinema acquired international sales rights to the film in February 2024.[6][7] The trailer was released on 15 March 2024.[8][9]
Reception
editCritical response
editCarola Proto of Comingsoon.it gave the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and commended the performances of Ludovica Martino and Marco Leonardi.[10] Giulia Lucchini of Cinematografo compared the film to There's Still Tomorrow and wrote, "This story of female emancipation and the fight against prejudice, despite some small stumbles, is ultimately convincing."[11]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Bari International Film Festival | Best Director | Cristiano Bortone and Daniela Porto | Won | [12] |
| Best Actress | Ludovica Martino | Won | |||
| 2024 | Nastro d'Argento | Premio Nuovo Imae | Ludovica Martino | Won | [13] |
| Marco Leonardi | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b Barraclough, Leo (30 April 2024). "'My Place Is Here' Directors Talk Women's Rights, Poverty in Post-War Italy as Trailer Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Raco, Tonino (9 March 2023). "Gerace diventa set del film "Il mio posto è qui", una storia di riscatto sociale nella Calabria degli anni '40". LaC News24 (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Giampaolo, Claudia (20 March 2023). "Il mio posto è qui, intervista a Cristiano Bortone". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Surico, Vito (4 April 2023). "Ancora set in Puglia: tra Gioia del Colle e Fasano le riprese del film "Il mio posto è qui"". L'Edicola del Sud (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Palmisano, Alessia (31 March 2023). "Gioia si trasforma in set cinematografico: "Il mio posto è qui" girato tra sagrestia e masserie". Telebari (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (18 February 2024). "Beta Takes Sales on Daniela Porto and Cristiano Bortone's 'My Place Is Here'". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Dams, Tim (17 February 2024). "Beta acquires Italian drama 'My Place Is Here' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Guida, Chiara (15 March 2024). "Il mio Posto è qui: trailer del film con Ludovica Martino". Cinefilos (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Gargano, Danilo (16 March 2024). "Il mio posto è qui: il trailer del film con Ludovica Martino e Marco Leonardi". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Proto, Carola (28 March 2024). "Il mio posto è qui: recensione del film con Ludovica Martino e Marco Leonardi". Comingsoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Lucchini, Giulia (25 March 2024). "Il mio posto è qui". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Santacatterina, Manuela (23 March 2024). "Bif&st 2024: Il mio posto è qui vince miglior regia e miglior attrice". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Nastri d'Argento, dominio di Io Capitano con 7 premi. I vincitori". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.