Sciatunostro

A quiet, drifting meditation on absence and memory, pieced together from old footage and winter light, asking patience and rewarding it with melancholy.

Directed by

Leandro Picarella

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Ettore Pesaresi, Giovanni Cardamone, Teresa Randazzo

Overview

Two children, Ettore and Giovannino, grow up together on a Mediterranean island. At the end of the summer, Ettore is forced to move to the mainland to continue his studies, leaving a void on the island that Giovannino must fill. In a seemingly endless winter, the archive and video camera of Pino, an elderly amateur videographer, come to his aid.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Friendship, isolation, memory, coming-of-age

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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