Victoria's Tales

A quiet, reflective documentary-like drama that weaves illness, memory, and art into a gentle meditation on survival and loss.

Directed by

Antonietta De Lillo

Genres

Drama

Starring

Renato Carpentieri, Enzo Moscato, Enzo De Caro

Overview

Vittoria Belcastro, a Calabrian oncologist, telis of her long battle against cancer, which she won. Her therapy is based on respect for life, but also for the disease. Two literary testimonies serve to counterpoint her touching words: "Pozzi d'amore (Wells of Love)", a theatrical monologue by Enzo Moscato, the portrait in which fragments the rhythm of the film, and "In alto a sinistra (Top left)", the transposition of a tale by Erri De Luca, in which the themes of pain, memory and absence emerge from the story of a father-son relationship.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, memory, grief, parenthood

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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