Never before have Lucio Battisti and Mogol’s famous songs taken centre stage at the cinema. But they will soon be hitting the big screen in the latest feature by Marco Danieli – a young director known for his 2016 film Worldy Girl [+lee también:
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Accompanied by some of Battisti and Mogol’s greatest musical hits, Matteo (Michele Riondino) and Francesca (Laura Chiatti) discover love, before losing their way, finding each other, chasing each other and ultimately their dreams: she wants to be a free woman, he dreams of becoming a musician. Francesca travels the world for five years, while Matteo stays behind to write love songs. When Francesca finally returns, she brings with her the wind of change of the ‘70s, with all its emancipation, progress and freedom. The two soon meet again and their love is reignited, stronger than ever before, but their lives will follow unexpected paths. 

Luca Tommassini is responsible for the film's choreography and is a very well-appreciated art director in Italy, having worked with music and entertainment greats such as Madonna and Kylie Minogue, and also known for his stint on the X Factor Italia. Isabella Aguilar wrote the film’s screenplay, Ferran Paredes Rubio worked on the project as the director of photography, Davide Vizzini was responsible for the film’s editing, Giada Calabria worked on set design and Catia Dottori handled costume design, while Pivio and Ando De Scalzi wrote the film’s soundtrack. The feature is due to be distributed in Italy by 01 Distribution on Valentine's Day. International sales are being handled by True Colours, which participated in a Work In Progress session last December in Paris for buyers at the "De Rome à Paris" Incontri del Cinema Italiano (read the article here).