ARIANNA

On the small island where she lives and works, Arianna is preparing to ring in the new year and ring out the old. But that night might not only be the end of the year, it might also be the end of her relationship with Nanni, a beekeeper from the city. The looming separation remains a mystery for the woman: she doesn’t understand the reasons for it and fruitless hours have been spent talking it over with evasive Nanni, who seems to consider their relationship an obstacle to his freedom. But when faced with another woman’s pain, Arianna manages to find the strength within herself to carry on.

“Arianna was born of an image: an island that men land on and then leave from. An island as a metaphor for women; and, according to the myth, Ariadne was the woman who was abandoned on an island. It seems that the expression ‘piantare in asso’ (to leave someone in the lurch) comes from the myth of Ariadne, who was abandoned, ‘piantata,’ in Naxos (Nasso) by Theseus.”

regia, scenografia/director, production design Alessandro Scippa sceneggiatura/screenplay Tonio Cervellino, Alessandro Scippa fotografia/cinematography Alessandro Abate
montaggio/film editing Luca Gianfrancesco
costumi/costume design Francesca Esposìto
musica/music Adriano Casale
suono/sound Daniele Maraniello
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters Giovanna Giuliani (Arianna), Nanny Mayer (Nanni), Raffaele Imparato (Claudio ), Giampiero Schiano (Antonio), Giovanni Ludeno (Adolfo), Antonello Cossia (Roberto), Cloris Brosca (la sarta/tailor Marta), Giuseppe Tizzano, Giulia Arnone (i bambini/kids), Maria Ina Arnone (l’amica/friend), Massimo Foschi (la voce/voice)
produttori/producers Gianluca Arcopinto, Alessandro Scippa, Adriano Casale, Maria Ina Arnone, Lucio Fiorentino, Toto Arnone, Luca Gianfrancesco