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The Invention of Snow

Genre

Film drama

Cast

Elena Gigliotti, Alessandro Averone, Anna Bellato, Anna Ferruzzo, Eleonora De Luca, Marta Caracciolo, Carola Stagnaro

Directed by

Vittorio Moroni

The Invention of Snow

Genre

Film drama

Cast

Elena Gigliotti, Alessandro Averone, Anna Bellato, Anna Ferruzzo, Eleonora De Luca, Marta Caracciolo,

Directed by

Vittorio Moroni
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Where it was filmed 'The Invention of Snow'

The setting of The Invention of Snow by Vittorio Moroni is theatrical almost painterly, but the gaze of the hand-held camera has a documentary intimacy. The film is interspersed with minutes of animated sequences which tell a fairy tale: a family of mermaids escapes from the river and learns to live in the jungle, but the land is no less threatening than the water... The drawings and style are by Gianluigi Toccafondo: fluid bodies continuously mutating in an unpredictable evolutionary game. This is the fairy tale that Massimo has invented for his daughter Giada. Carmen clings to the fairy tale with all her strength as the only hope for salvation and reconciliation. It is the victory of her desire for happiness over the cruelty of the real world: it is the invention of snow.

The film was shot in 18 days in Apulia and Sicily: the 6 main scenes were filmed without interruption (for 30 minutes average) with the actors asked to consider every unexpected happening as an opportunity, to experience the scene as if it were a documentary, as if it were real life.

Locations in Apulia included Lecce, Carmiano, Otranto and Castro Marina and employed 35 Apulian work units for three weeks of filming. Locations in Sicily included Palermo, Trapani and Scopello.

Where it was filmed 'The Invention of Snow'

The setting of The Invention of Snow by Vittorio Moroni is theatrical almost painterly, but the gaze of the hand-held camera has a documentary intimacy. The film is interspersed with minutes of animated sequences which tell a fairy tale: a family of mermaids escapes from the river and learns to live in the jungle, but the land is no less threatening than the water... The drawings and style are by Gianluigi Toccafondo: fluid bodies continuously mutating in an unpredictable evolutionary game. This is the fairy tale that Massimo has invented for his daughter Giada. Carmen clings to the fairy tale with all her strength as the only hope for salvation and reconciliation. It is the victory of her desire for happiness over the cruelty of the real world: it is the invention of snow.

The film was shot in 18 days in Apulia and Sicily: the 6 main scenes were filmed without interruption (for 30 minutes average) with the actors asked to consider every unexpected happening as an opportunity, to experience the scene as if it were a documentary, as if it were real life.

Locations in Apulia included Lecce, Carmiano, Otranto and Castro Marina and employed 35 Apulian work units for three weeks of filming. Locations in Sicily included Palermo, Trapani and Scopello.

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Data sheet

Genre
Film drama
Directed by
Vittorio Moroni
Cast
Elena Gigliotti, Alessandro Averone, Anna Bellato, Anna Ferruzzo, Eleonora De Luca, Marta Caracciolo, Carola Stagnaro
Country of production
Italy
Year
2023
Production

50N

Plot

When it comes to love, Carmen is too intense. She loves too much, and the world won’t forgive her for that. It’s over between her and Massimo, but she still considers him the love of her life. She adores Giada, their daughter, now five; but Massimo has custody, and Carmen can only see her every two weeks. Which she can’t accept. She knows she’s made mistakes, yet she also knows she’s a good mother and won’t let history repeat itself: she won’t let what happened to her as a child happen to Giada. If the world is really out to destroy Carmen – is how she sees it – Carmen will change the world.

The locations

Castro
Region: Puglia Type: Village Territory: Historical centre, Hill, Sea
Lecce
Region: Puglia Type: City Territory: Historical centre, Lowland / plain
Otranto
Region: Puglia Type: Village Territory: Historical centre, Small town, Hill, Sea, Village
Palermo, Historical area and Mondello
Region: Sicilia Type: City Territory: Sea
Trapani
Region: Sicilia Type: City Territory: Sea

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