THEto classdirected by Stefano Mordini and presented at the recent edition of the Rome Film Festival, It’s a film that will cause discussion. Based on the novel of the same name by Marco Franzoso (Mondadori) with protagonists Stefano Accorsi and Matilda De Angelisputs it on stage an ambiguous story where the boundaries between manipulation, power and stalking they are very labile.
Matilda De Angelis ne The lessonthriller about stalking
During the press presentation of March 2 at the Casa del Cinema of Villa Borghese, the protagonists addressed the thorny topic, central core of the film. It was an effective way to talk about this topic Matilda De Angelis, That he spoke about a reality Often difficult to accept: there are no predestined victims.
«There is no identikit of the woman who can fall victim to stalking». “It can be any of us who is endowed with empathy and is willing to doubt, to question our own thought system and our own perception of reality.” The film, in cinemas from March 5th, chooses to explore the difference between psychological violenceemotional, and the physical one.
«Psychological abuse is very different from the physical one because it is not noisy and is difficult to objectify. Stefano Accorsi wanted to underline the concept. «Manipulators are not so easily recognisable». «This game of continuing to subtly raise doubts about whether the perception of the person in front of you is correct seemed to us to be very centered as a theme» In addition to the two main performersMatilda De Angelis and Stefano Accorsi, in the cast there are Marlon Joubert, Eugenio Franceschini (Emily in Paris) Lidia LibermanMarco Maccieri and Alberto Benedetto Lutri. The screenplay is signed by Stefano Mordini and Luca Infascelli.
Matilda De Angelis and Stefano Accorsi in “The lesson” (Vision Distribution/photo Camilla Cattabriga)
Plot of the film with Matilda De Angelis and Stefano Accorsi in cinemas from March 5th
Elizabeth (Matilda De Angelis) lives in Trieste, she is a successful young lawyer but with some economic problems. For this reason, chooses to sublet his apartment to tourists during the Barcolana, the historic regatta of his city. She moves to her parents’ house, a beautiful chalet in the woods. The ghosts of the past, however, never leave her.
The first of his fears is the danger of meeting Daniele, her abusive ex-boyfriend (Fantastic). He mistreated her, he was obsessed with her so much that he controlled her wherever she went. Elisabetta had left him and then sued for stalking. He was convicted and given probation but is now free again. The second nightmare it is that of a customer, Angel Walder (Stefano Accorsi).
The brilliant and ambiguous university professor who she had had him acquitted of the molestation charge towards one of his students. He contacted her again because he wants to sue the university for bullying. Elizabeth lives with anxieties even if everyone around her downplays it. She feels observed, she receives anonymous emails and a video showing her in a bar, talking to a policeman friend. Are your fantasies or reality?
