Synopsis: An an introverted teenager tells his parents he going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement. [Synopsis courtesy of IMDb] Screenplay co-written by Niccolò Ammaniti (and based on his novel), Umberto Contarello and Francesca Marciano.
The Toronto International Film Festival continues through next weekend, but Indiewire has already reviewed a significant portion of the program at various other festivals over the past year.
Read More »"Me and You" is the most inessential movie ever directed by the legendary Bernardo Bertolucci. It's also an entirely serviceable coming of age story, capably performed by its two leads and emotionally affecting within the constraints of its small scale aims. The filmmaker's first Italian language movie in 30 years avoids making any bold statements or indulging in advanced formalism in favor of a trim but well-acted drama. Adapting Gilbert Adair's novel, the story involves 14-year-old Lorenzo (Jacobo Olmo Antinori), a disaffected teen who tells his mother he's going on a ski trip and sneaks into the basement to thr...
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