Lucia's Grace
(Troppa Grazia)
Year: 2018
Country:
ITALY
Language:
Italian
Run Time:
110 minutes
Lucia, a single mother with a complicated life, lands a surveying job for a huge development project. Her readings indicate potentially serious issues for the developers—data they want her to suppress. But a mysterious woman approaches her at the site, warning her not to let work begin. She claims to be the Virgin Mary and starts appearing at Lucia’s home and wherever else she goes. Of course, nobody else can see her, and Lucia feels she may be going mad. So she refuses the Virgin’s commands. But this is no misty apparition. This Virgin turns out to be one tough lady who will not be told no, resorting to physical coercion if needed. For Lucia to prove she’s sane and convince the developers a church must be built on the site instead, well, it may take a miracle. LUCIA’S GRACE explores the line between cynicism and spirituality with honesty, humor, and great warmth. In an age when we define wonder with smart-phones and choose only facts we like, maybe divine intervention is just what we need. (In Italian with subtitles) —C.R.
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Director
Gianni Zanasi
Gianni Zanasi is an Italian film director from Vignola, Italy. After studying philosophy at the University of Bologna, he enrolled in a school of theatrical writing and a course in film directed by Nanni Moretti. He attended the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome where he studied directing.
Filmography
Nella mischia (1995), A domani (1999), Beside Myself (1999), La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima (2004), Non pensarci (2007), The Complexity of Happiness (2015), LUCIA'S GRACE (2018)
Producers
Rita Rognoni, Beppe Caschetto
Screenwriting
Gianni Zanasi, Giacomo Ciarrapico, Federica Pontremoli, Michele Pellegrini
Cinematography
Vladan Radovic
Editing
Rita Rognoni, Gianni Zanasi
Principal Cast
Alba Rohrwacher, Elio Germano, Hadas Yaron, Giuseppe Battiston, Carlotta Natoli
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