TO Fausto Brizzi likes to go back in time to the cinema of the eighties. With When they grow up (on Prime Videos from today) recalls the almost homonymous When I grow up of 1987 with Renato Pozzettoin the role of little eight-year-old Marco who finds himself transformed from night to morning into an adult by a wish. From that moment he begins to experience a boyish adventure in a grown-up body.
The director of Night before exams in the film he takes up the narrative line of the Italian cult, but alongside Marco alongside three school friends, who together have to face a new life as adults, confront the problems of their families and with love.
When they grow up: the plot of the film by Fausto Brizzi
Marco is eight years old, is a child not followed by his parents, every morning he wakes up with a wet mattress. The strength of him are the friends of the heart (Serena, Tato, Leo), the little sister and the teacher Francesca (Valeria Bilello), with whom he is madly in love. One day, after a birthday party gone wrong, he expresses, together with his friends, the desire to become an adult.
The next morning he suddenly finds himself big together with Marco, Serene, Leo And Tato (performed by Henry Brignano, Ilenia Pastorelli, Luke and Paul). From that moment an incredible adventure begins: The police and parents are looking for the missing children, who simultaneously sneak into their parents’ lives by discovering secrets that will change their lives forever. Marcoalso sneaks into the teacher’s house Francestrying to win her over. Meanwhile, the police are getting closer and closer to finding out where the four friends have gone.
The cast of “Grow up”. (First Videos)
The film is a modern When I grow up with Renato Pozzetto
Fausto Brizzi grew up with When I grow up Of Renato Pozzetto. «I thought it was my film even though it wasn’t – he says during the preview presentation of the film at Filming Italy Sardinia Festival – there are some themes that I liked and so together with the screenwriter of the original title we decided to update it to our times». As? «To talk about today’s children, we needed a group of children who would deal with modern issues» says Brizzi. Like the parental obsession with their children or homosexuality.
Enrico Brignano and Valeria Bilello. (First Videos)
Some scenes from the movie Cockpit today they would be unthinkable: «During the opening credits Marco walks his little sister to school through the streets of Rometoday it would be unthinkable to shoot such a scene. They would call us the social services – comments the director – perhaps the world has not become more dangerouswe just know him better.”
The cast of When they grow up: Enrico Brignano & Co.
Fausto Brizzi for his comedy family he chose actors who had a boyish side. “With Henry Brignano I worked in several films – he says – with Luke and Paul instead it was the first time and now we have become friends ». «We looked like a class on a school trip», he adds Ilenia Pastorellithe only woman in the group, «we behaved like eight-year-old children. When I grow up it was my favorite movie when I was little – reveals the actress of They called him Jeeg Robot – I never imagined that one day I would end up working on the remake ».
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