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New York Times
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Diciannove' Review: Stalling of Age
Twice in Giovanni Tortorici's 'Diciannove,' the aimless literature student Leonardo (Manfredi Marini) goes out clubbing with acquaintances. House music pounds as he swaggers across the dance floor, chugging liquor and making out with strangers. One of the scenes ends with Leonardo vomiting as his sister (Vittoria Planeta) pulls a sour face. The other finds him passed out and being carted off in an ambulance. That neither of these boozy sequences leads to emotional growth is part of the point of this often engaging and occasionally aggravating debut feature, which drifts through episodes from Leonardo's 19th year in a desultory fashion. ('Diciannove' means nineteen in Italian.) The movie opens in Palermo before trailing Leonardo to London and then Siena, where he swaps his degree only to shirk his studies, deride his professors and disdain his peers. Full of jerky editing and destabilizing cinematography — think quick zooms and unusual angles — the movie's chapters rarely follow the logic of cause and effect. Reshuffle our protagonist's spells of debauchery and misanthropy and not much changes narratively. Instead, 'Diciannove' subverts coming-of-age convention to linger in what starts to feel like a feature-length first act. For Leonardo, the immaturity is not a phase, nor does it crescendo into a lesson to be learned. It's just 19. If the dearth of character development is a gag, 'Diciannove' doesn't offer much of a punchline. But Tortorici's filmmaking is stylish enough to make even the slipperiest sequences pop. DiciannoveNot rated. In Italian and English, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 48 minutes. In theaters.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Cross, Thomas Mann, Sandrine Holt, Hasan Minhaj & More Join Ellie Sachs In Her Debut Feature Rom-Com ‘Lucy Schulman'
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Ellie Sachs has set an impressive cast for her debut feature Lucy Schulman, an indie rom-com in which she plays the title role. Recently wrapping production in New York City, the film also stars David Cross (Arrested Development), who exec produces, as well as Thomas Mann (Sovereign), Sandrine Holt (Your Friends & Neighbors), playwright and actress Eisa Davis (Mare of Easttown), actress and filmmaker Annabelle Attanasio (Bull), and actor-comedian Hasan MInhaj (It Ends with Us). The logline for Lucy Schulman is being kept under wraps. Fernando Loureiro (Frances Ha) and Guilherme Coelho (the upcoming Oceânico) are producing via their company, Tigresa, along with Morwin Schmookler (The Apprentice). Executive producers include Cross, Gabriel Faria do Amaral, Jay Burnley, Will Frank Day, Sam Evoy, Will Janowitz, Carissa Knol, Clay Prietsch, Zachary Rice, Kelly Schwartz, Sascha Seinfeld, and Chelsea Tieu. More from Deadline Eight-Year-Old Arabella Olivia Clark Lands Lead Role In Uni & Atomic Monster's Supernatural Horror Film 'Other Mommy' From Rob Savage Diego Luna To Star Opposite Taylor Kitsch In Hostage Thriller 'Eleven Days' "A Debate To The Death": Hasan Minhaj & Ronny Chieng Set Joint Comedy Tour UTA Independent Film Group is repping worldwide rights. Previously, Sachs has worked on the web series Ad World, sold the Richard Kind short Proof of Concept to The New Yorker, and set up pilots at places like FX. The up-and-comer is repped by UTA and Mosaic. Cross is repped by UTA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Mann by UTA, Amplified, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Holt by Denton Brierley, Paradigm, and Strand Entertainment; Davis by Gersh and Del Shaw Moonves; Attanasio by Entertainment 360, CAA, and Ziffren Brittenham; and Minhaj by WME and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More Men of Steel: Every Actor Who Has Played Superman - Photo Gallery 'Michael' Cast: Who's Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic
