diarchy Giano and Luc barely know each other; they are traveling together when a sudden thunderstorm forces them to seek refuge in Luc’s villa. Their initial embarrassment wears off and they wrestle with each other, but the game takes a tragic turn when Luc loses consciousness. Giano is panic-stricken; he can’t tell if Luc is still alive. Luc’s sister enters the house but ignores him. Taking advantage of the size of the house, Giano sneaks Luc’s inert body back to the car and toward the forest they had driven through. “In making this film I tried to portray how a feeling of repression can be broken down by the strong tension that is created between two people. One lives his life in a way he thinks is right and his personality is blocked by insecurity. The other is more vehement and follows his passions. Their differences and the tension that bind their spirits and bodies creates a short circuit. In the same way, these two characters are two parts of the same person, the super-ego (repressive) which clashes with the invincible ego.”
Biography
film director
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (Milan, Italy, 1986) received his degree in film semiotics in Bologna and worked as a film editor and assistant director on various movies before beginning to write and direct his own. In 2010, he made the short Diarchia, which received awards at Locarno, Sundance and the Nastri d’argento and was then nominated as best short film at the European Film Awards. In 2013, he directed the short documentary Deceit, which was presented at the Rome Film Festival. Antonia. is his first feature film.
FILMOGRAFIA
Diarchia (cm, 2010), L’inganno (cm, doc., 2013), Antonia. (2015).
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
fotografia/cinematography
Daria D’Antonio
montaggio/film editing
Walter Fasano
scenografia/production design
Francesca Di Mottola
costumi/costume design
Antonella Cannarozzi
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Riccardo Scamarcio (Giano), Louis Garrel (Luc), Alba Rohrwacher (la sorella di Luc/Luc’s Sister)
suono/sound
Ivano Mataldi
produttori/producers
Luca Guadagnino, Marco Morabito, Riccardo Scamarcio
produzione/production
First Sun, Buena Onda
coproduzione/coproduction
Essentia, Protonic
vendita all’estero/world sales
First Sun