LE PUPILLE Special Screenings

LE PUPILLE

Screening to be followed by an extended conversation with director Alice Rohrwacher.

Inspired by a letter Italian novelist Elsa Morante sent to her friend, LE PUPILLE is a magical fable about a group of mischievous young Catholic schoolgirls during an imaginary wartime. Unfolding over the Christmas holiday, the orphaned girls find themselves blessed with a scrumptious red cake from a generous countess and must evade Mother Superior’s (Alba Rohrwacher) watchful eye for a taste of decadence. Alice Rohrwacher (HAPPY AS LAZZARO, AFI FEST 2018), with her signature whimsical touch, crafts a joyously playful tale about childhood desire, greed and freedom. –Anna Li

Award-winning film director Alice Rohrwacher is best known for the Cannes Film Grand Jury Prize winner, THE WONDERS, and Cannes Best Screenplay winner, HAPPY AS LAZZARO. Having directed features, shorts and an opera, Rohrwacher is currently in production on THE CHIMERA with Josh O’Connor, Isabella Rossellini and Alba Rohrwacher.

Details

Country: Italy

Year: 2022

Director: Alice Rohrwacher

Screenwriter: Alice Rohrwacher

Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Gabriela Rodriguez

Director of Photography: Hélène Louvart

Editor: Carlotta Cristiani

Production Designers: Emita Frigato, Rachele Meliadò

Music: Jyri Riikonen

Cast/Featuring: Alba Rohrwacher, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Carmen Pommella, Lady Maru, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melissa Falasconi

Running Time (minutes): 38

Language: Italian

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