Così com'è by Antonello Scarpelli is an intimate, unrhetorical family portrait, which alternates extreme close-ups with open landscapes. The story of Emilia (Pisano), a municipal employee whose life is upended when her husband (Francesco Scarpelli) is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, is a profound and painful reflection on how families repress the past. A story where physical places represent the distances of the soul.
The film was shot in Cosenza and the surrounding province, in small towns and rural landscapes: including Celico, Rovito, Aprigliano, Spezzano della Sila, Spezzano Piccolo and Verbicaro. Sant'Eufemia Airport in Lamezia Terme (province of Catanzaro) also provided a location.
Emilia and Francesco have a son who lives abroad with whom they have trouble communicating. After the diagnosis, they decide to visit him. Filming in Germany took place in the Cologne area.
Così com'è by Antonello Scarpelli is an intimate, unrhetorical family portrait, which alternates extreme close-ups with open landscapes. The story of Emilia (Pisano), a municipal employee whose life is upended when her husband (Francesco Scarpelli) is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, is a profound and painful reflection on how families repress the past. A story where physical places represent the distances of the soul.
The film was shot in Cosenza and the surrounding province, in small towns and rural landscapes: including Celico, Rovito, Aprigliano, Spezzano della Sila, Spezzano Piccolo and Verbicaro. Sant'Eufemia Airport in Lamezia Terme (province of Catanzaro) also provided a location.
Emilia and Francesco have a son who lives abroad with whom they have trouble communicating. After the diagnosis, they decide to visit him. Filming in Germany took place in the Cologne area.
The quiet life of Emilia, a municipal employee in Calabria, is upended when her husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease; they decide to visit their son Antonello in Germany for the conversation about his father's health conditions.
