Germany / Mar 05, 2021 / Berlin International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Vincenzo dedicates his life to the bookshop he owns in Paris and to his daughter Albertine, forced to stay home because of an accident occurred to her a few years earlier. One day Yolande, an exuberant, eccentric, funny and beautiful girl, bursts into Vincenzo’s shop. Charmed by her vital energy, the man starts feeling again emotions he’s been chocking-off for too long, and which will make him question his melancholic and somehow suspended way of facing life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nassim Lyes | Alain |
| Maxence Dinant | Father Mathieu |
| Bruno Gouery | Kleptomaniac |
| Alessio Montagnani | Hector the Hobo |
| Julie Ciccarelli | Florist |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il materiale emotivo |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, France, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mon Voisin Productions, Tikkun Productions, Rodeo Drive, RAI Cinema |
| Release date | 7 ottobre 2021 |
| Executive producer | Francesca Di Donna |
| Production | Davide Tovi, Dominique Besnehard, André Djaoui, Marco Poccioni, Marco Valsania |
| Writer | Silvia Scola, Ettore Scola, Furio Scarpelli, Margaret Mazzantini |
| Editing | Chiara Vullo |
| Cinematography | Italo Petriccione |
| Assistant directors | Sergio Castellitto |
| Camera operators | Italo Petriccione |
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| Additional photography | Italo Petriccione |
| Production design | Massimiliano Sturiale, Emanuele Pellegrino |
| Art direction | Emanuele Pellegrino, Massimiliano Sturiale |
| Set decoration | Massimiliano Sturiale, Emanuele Pellegrino |
| Music | Arturo Annecchino, Luca Gizzi, Francesco Tumminello, Alessandro Rolla, Paolo Pucci |
| Sound | Arturo Annecchino, Luca Gizzi, Francesco Tumminello, Alessandro Rolla, Paolo Pucci |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Apr 30, 2022 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Italy / Oct 07, 2021
Hungary / Nov 18, 2021 / 16
Spain / Dec 17, 2021 / Adso Films
Russia / Feb 10, 2022 / 12+
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Ukraine / Feb 24, 2022 / 16+
Greece / Aug 11, 2022
Finland / May 19, 2023 / K-7
Digital
France / Nov 29, 2021 / U / MyCanal
TV
France / Nov 24, 2021 / Canal+ Décalé
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