Commedia All'Italiana

A Woman As A Friend

Una donna per amica
Australian Premiere

CAST

  • Fabio De Luigi
  • Laetitia Casta
  • Valeria Solarino
  • Monica Scattini
  • Valentina Lodovini
Italy | 2014 | 88 mins
Romantic Comedy
Distinctly funny characters…leaves the viewer feeling lightness and joy.
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DIRECTOR Giovanni Veronesi

Born in Prato in 1962, Veronesi has written scripts for such influential directors as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Massimo Ceccherini and Carlo Verdone, before finding commercial success directing What Will Happen to Us (2004). He will be best known to LIFF audiences for his much-loved festival hits Manual of Love (2005) and Manual of Love 2 (2007).

From Giovanni Veronesi, the director of box office sensation Manual of Love, comes a romantic comedy dedicated to anyone that has ever loved a friend but not had the courage to say anything for fear of losing him or her…

Francesco (Fabio De Luigi, The Worst Week of My Life, LIFF13) and Claudia (French model/actress Laetitia Casta) are best friends. Francesco is an awkward and funny criminal lawyer and Claudia is a French-Italian vet, as exuberant and free-spirited as she is beautiful. There are no secrets between them. They share everything, and have fun together like children. Claudia even has the keys to Francesco’s apartment, and comes and goes as she pleases! But when Claudia meets Giovanni, a forest ranger who is completely taken with her and soon wins her love, Francesco finds himself forced to deal with unexpected discomfort and jealousy. Soon, this begins to affect their relationship, forcing the question: can men and women really be just friends?

*NOT SCREENING IN HOBART

All non-English films screen with English subtitles.

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