Neorealism-Inspired Rome Film Fest Opener ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Scores Slew of International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rome Film Fest opener “There’s Still Tomorrow,” a bold period dramedy that marks the directorial debut of popular Italian actor Paola Cortellesi, has scored a slew of international sales.
The film, shot in black-and-white and set in post-World War II Rome, riffs on Italy’s neorealist past, albeit with a female empowerment element angle and a contemporary A-list Italian cast.
Cortellesi, who is one of Italy’s biggest box office draws, stars as the pic’s protagonist Delia, who is seemingly resigned to her traditional role of wife and mother.
Valerio Mastandrea (“Perfect Strangers”) plays her husband Ivano, who is the undisputed master of the family. Delia sees the engagement of her daughter Marcella (Romana Maggiora Vergano) to her middle-class boyfriend Giulio (Francesco Centorame) as Marcella’s big opportunity to avoid her same fate.
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