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There's Still Tomorrow

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8.1/10 • 1.4K

2023-10-261h 58m

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In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

Directors
Paola Cortellesi
Editors
Valentina Mariani

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  1. Paola Cortellesi

    Paola Cortellesi

    Delia

  2. Valerio Mastandrea

    Valerio Mastandrea

    Ivano

  3. Romana Maggiora Vergano

    Romana Maggiora Vergano

    Marcella

  4. Emanuela Fanelli

    Emanuela Fanelli

    Marisa

  5. Giorgio Colangeli

    Giorgio Colangeli

    Sor Ottorino

  6. Vinicio Marchioni

    Vinicio Marchioni

    Nino

  7. Alessia Barela

    Alessia Barela

    Orietta

  8. Francesco Centorame

    Francesco Centorame

    Giulio

  9. Raffaele Vannoli

    Raffaele Vannoli

    Alvaro

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CinemaSerf

May 1, 2024

7/10

This reminded me of one of those beautifully photographed post-war Vittorio De Sica stories with Sophia Loren. This time, it's the long suffering "Delia" (Paola Cortellesi) who is marred to the brutish "Ivano" (Valerio Mastandrea) and lives with their three children and her ailing father-in-law. The love has long since departed their marriage, and a few fleeting conversations with struggling garage-owner "Nino" (Vinicio Marchioni) fills us in on a bit of her own romantic backstory before she met "Ivano". Their elder daughter "Marcella" (Romana Maggiora Verano) is sweet on "Giulio" (Francesco Centorame) who's the son of a local and rather pompous café owner and his wife. "Delia" suspects, though, that any marriage between the pair would merely end up mirroring her own so resorts to some quite ingenious Sicilian tactics before focusing on the one thing that might offer her some sense of individual fulfilment. With the brutality becoming ever more regular, we see a woman who is resorting to desperate measures - but what exactly is she trying to achieve? What's striking about this is the way the violence is portrayed. The kids are always removed from the room and then it's a dance. Almost as if it were being portrayed on stage - and it's entirely effective. Cortellesi directs this too, but avoids falling into that trap of losing objectivity with her impassioned storytelling. It's the variety and spirit of the characters that offer us a touching look at family and community set against a backdrop of extreme chauvinism, political tensions and a little dark humour too. The monochrome presentation works really well and this really is worth a watch in the cinema if you can.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
$9,000,000.00
Revenue
$50,121,593.00
Keywords
woman directorfemale empowerment1940sabusive husbandwomen empowermenthistorical comedypastichepost-war italy