Only one new release in Italy this week, the rather melodramatic sounding Il resto della notte, directed by Francesco Munzi, who won several awards for his previous film, Saimir. This is one of several films that seem to be coming out at the moment dealing with the rather touchy subject of immigration and the integration of immigrants; a very timely subject given what’s happening in Rome and elsewhere.
The plot revolves around a young Romanian, Maria (Laura Vasiliu), who’s sacked from her position as a domestic after her employer, neurotic bourgeois Silvana (Sandra Ceccarelli), becomes wrongly convinced that she’s been stealing. Left with no other option, Maria hooks up again with her ex-boyfriend, Ionut, who’s just out of prison and has fallen in with cocaine addict Marco (Stefano Cassetti). Driven to desperation, they begin thinking about robbing Silvana’s house to make some quick cash…
This sounds like another slice of life drama, along the lines of early Bertolucci or even the neo-realists. Might well be worth a look if it makes it to an international release.
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