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Thursday, January 19 at 8:30pm Miami Theater Center
Tuesday, January 24 at 6:00pm Miami Theater Center

Italy | 125 minutes | 2022

Shadow of the Day

Southeast US Premiere

Set in the picturesque, provincial town Ascoli Piceno in central Italy, The Shadow of the Day is a dramatic and gripping love story set in the late 1930s. Luciano, a wounded World War I veteran and a sympathizer with fascism, runs a classy restaurant overlooking the town’s ancient square. He believes he can live his life according to his own set of rules. In this bubble, he observes the world through the window of his pleasant restaurant. One day, Anna appears looking for work. A young woman with a dangerous secret, she is hired to work in his restaurant. Slowly, affection creeps in between the two and among the many dangers Luciano faces, including the onset of WWII, there is the greatest danger of all: love. Featuring an ensemble cast including Lino Musella (The Hand of God) and Vincenzo Nemolato (Gomorrah), Giuseppe Piccioni’s thoughtful melodrama reflects on fascism and the pre-war atmosphere of control and isolation.

Director's Bio

Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni

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Giuseppe Piccioni was born in Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy. Since his debut film Il grande Blek in 1987, he has directed nine films and is known for the Venice Film Festival selected Light of My Eyes (2001) and These Days (2016), as well as the multi-award winning Not of This World (1999).

Cast and Credits

Director

Giuseppe Piccioni

Screenwriter

Giuseppe Piccioni, Gualtiero Rosella, Annick Emdin

Cinematographer

Michele D'Attanasio

Editor

Esmeralda Calabria

Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio, Benedetta Porcaroli, Valeria Bilello

Film Info

Year

2022

Country

Italy

Run-time

125 minutes

Language

Italian with English subtitles
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