THE BEGINNERS
synopsis
This is the story of two people who have nothing to their name but themselves. They have no roots, they don’t even have a place they can call home. They meet by chance on the rooftop of a hotel in Paris, and recognize each other at first sight: fragile, alone and obsessed with the idea of happiness that seems unattainable to them. Fausto is Italian but lives in Paris, and works as a waiter in a grand hotel. Nadine is a young Frenchwoman, who possesses the heart-rending beauty of a 20-year old. She is fragile yet determined, alive and vibrating as only a 20 year-old can be. Many are the obstacles and surprises that lie ahead for these young lovers.
international title: | The Beginners |
original title: | Alaska |
country: | Italy, France |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Claudio Cupellini |
film run: | 125' |
release date: | IT 5/11/2015, FR 10/02/2016 |
screenplay: | Claudio Cupellini, Filippo Gravino, Guido Iuculano |
cast: | Elio Germano, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Valerio Binasco, Paolo Pierobon, Marco D'Amore, Roschdy Zem, Nicola Sisti Ajmone, Stefano Fregni |
cinematography by: | Gergely Pohárnok |
film editing: | Giuseppe Trepiccione |
art director: | Paki Meduri |
costumes designer: | Mariano Tufano |
music: | Pasquale Catalano |
producer: | Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert |
production: | Indiana Production Company, 2.4.7. Films, RAI Cinema |
distributor: | 01 Distribution, Bellissima Films |