The life I always wanted

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Movie
German title The life I always wanted
Original title La vita che vorrei
Country of production Italy
original language Italian
Publishing year 2004
length 125 minutes
Rod
Director Giuseppe Piccioni
script Giuseppe Piccioni
Linda Ferri
Gualtiero Rosella
music Michele Fedrigotti
camera Arnaldo Catinari
cut Simona Paggi
occupation

The life I always wanted (original title: La vita che vorrei ) is an Italian film from 2004 by Giuseppe Piccioni . The film was released in Germany in autumn 2006.

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The film is multi-layered because it shows the casting and the shooting of a tragic love story at the end of the 19th century, the private life of the film actors involved and the plot of the film in the film, and sets them in parallel to each other.

The professional actor Stefano is supposed to take on the leading role in the planned film. He thinks that Chiara, with whom he has worked several times in films, will be given the female lead. But the director lets Laura audition and gives her that role too, while Chiara gets a supporting role. Laura's spontaneous way of working, who thinks she shouldn't separate her own feelings and those of her role, irritates and charms Stefano at the same time, so that they fall in love with each other.

Laura represents Eleonora, a baron's lover. Stefano takes on the role of Federico, who falls in love with Eleonora, despite being married to Vittoria, played by Chiara. Against her feelings, Eleonora decides under the pressure of the circumstances not to continue the relationship with Federico. There are also other people behind Laura and Stefano, which leads to tension and the breakup of the liaison. Only after Laura has given birth to a son does she allow contact with Stefano again.

criticism

“The contrast between the highly emotional dialogues that the two poured out of their ventricles on the turn of the century set and the lowlands of postmodern relationship clinch is wonderful. Piccioni strolls elegantly and very entertainingly between the two narrative and time levels. Back then it was the social conventions against which the lovers rebelled with ardent passion, today they stand in their own way hesitantly, hesitantly and caught in their own vanities. "( Der Tagesspiegel , February 17, 2005)

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