Paolo Virzì returns to the scene of the crime. Tomorrow, on the island of Ventotenethe director of Drought starts shooting his new film Another mid-Augustsequel to the cult August holidays of 1996, a title that earned the director from Livorno the Donatello’s David as Best Film.
On the island immersed in the waters of the Tyrrhenian we will meet again the two families of vacationers, the Molinos and the Mazzalupis, of opposite political beliefs, who will talk about the uses and customs of the Italians. A microcosm that becomes macro. A bit like what happened to Gabriel Muccino when he told about his family Everyone at home is fine or to Pietro Castellitto in his The predators. We’ll see what’s in store for us Virzi during this other holiday of Mid-August.
Another mid-August: plot
27 years have passed since that evening in August 1996, when, in the house of Ventotene the journalist Sandro Molino (Silvio Orlando) learns from his partner Cecilia (Laura Morante) to be pregnant. Today Altiero Molino (Andrea Carpenzano) is a twenty-six year old who deals with digital and returns to the island with her model husband Noahto gather old friends around the ailing father. It could be his last vacation.
Meanwhile in Ventotene there is also an air of celebration: there are preparations for the wedding between Sabrina Mazzalupi (Anna Ferraioli Ravel), daughter of the Roman shopkeeper Ruggero, and her companion Cesare (Vinicio Marchioni). The clumsy girl has become a web celebrity and her wedding is a social event. She also comes back Sabrina Ferilliin the role of Navysister of Luciana (Paola Tiziana Cruciani), Ruggiero’s wife. Many things have changed since then, but the two families always remain distant: they are two tribes of vacationerstwo apparently irreconcilable Italys, destined to meet and collide again a Mid-August.
Paolo Virzì on the set of the film in Ventotene. (Photo by Paolo Ciriello)
The new entries of the cast and the farewells of uanother mid-August
In the new Another mid-August unfortunately there are natural defections. Ennio Fantastichini he left us in 2018 and will no longer be able to interpret Roger. His son Lorenzo takes over the cast, in the role of Ruggero’s son. Also Piero Natoli and Mario Scarpetta are gone. At the time Natoli was interpreting MarcellusNavy mate.
It takes its place Christian De Sicain the role of engineer Pierluigi Nardi Masciulli, new Navy mate (Sabrina Ferilli). They also come back Gigio AlbertiAgnese Claisse, Raffaella Lebboroni, Claudia Della Seta e Rocco Papaleo, who played the sergeant in the first film. Among the other new entries of the cast are Ema Stokholma, Emmanuel Fanelli (which Virzì had called in his previous film Drought) And Milena Mancini.
Sabrina Ferilli and Piero Natoli in the film “August Holidays”.
Paolo Virzì: «I’m excited and scared»
There has been talk of a return for some time August holidays. It’s all true. And to think that the director said he would only return to Ventotene on a trip, but no. He landed back on the island to shoot the first sequel of his career. «Until now, I’d only thought about it as a jokemany times, almost every time I finished a film – comments the director. Now let’s go back to Ventotene and let’s continue the comedy of those two families, who knows why right now, in 2023 ».
«I confess to being excited – continues Virzì – to meet again the characters of that old film mi it amuses and scares me a little. Regret those who are no longer here – but who will somehow be here – me moves. To bring together the glorious band of performers, mixing them with the formidable new entrants, thrills me.”
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