Arianna

Thursday, June 2, 20:00 Cinematheque 2
Monday, June 6, 19:00 Cinematheque 3
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Arianna
Director: Carlo Lavagna
Cast: Ondina Quadri, Massimo Popolizio
Italy, 2015, 84 min., Italian w/ Hebrew and English subtitles

Venice Film Festival 2015 – Fedeora Award for Best Actress, Venice Days, and Nuovolmaie Talent Award for Best Actress
London International Film Festival 2015
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015

In collaboration of the Italian Culture Institute in Tel Aviv

Arianna is 19 years old, yet is still waiting for her first period.
Her summer holiday is spent with her parents around Lake Bolsena, at the holiday home where they used to live until she was three years old, and where they had never returned up till now.
Repressed memories of the past begin to resurface, and Arianna decides to stay at the lakeside village rather than return to town with her parents. She begins to explore both her past and her sexuality.
In his directing debut Carlo Lavagna asks whether adults have the right to determine the gender identity of intersex children. Young newcomer Ondina Quadri, unsurprisingly the winner of two acting awards in the last Venice Festival, will hypnotize audiences with her enchanting blue eyes.
Arianna is a moving, unexpected film, shedding light on an important issue that is not often discussed.