THEn air this evening on first TV on Rai 2 at 9.20pm, On the most beautiful is the first chapter of a successful trilogy, centered on a sick girl but full of desire to live, and to fall in love. Between Bildungsroman and rom-com, On the most beautiful it also has the merit of having made its debut Ludovica Francesconia talented actress with a contagious kindness.
On the most beautifulthe plot of the film premiering on Rai 2
Martha (Ludovica Francesconi) is a 19 year old girl, orphaned during childhood, suffering from cystic fibrosis: a disease that could kill her, since the treatments he is undergoing are not working. Despite the many adversities of life, the girl does not lose heart and dreams of meeting great love. After having tried in vain to approach a boy on Tinder, he lets his friends Jacopo (Jozef Gjura) and Federica (Gaja Masciale) drag him to a party.
Between one dance and another, Marta meets the gaze of the beautiful Arturo (Giuseppe Maggio), a very rich boy from a good family who at first seems to reject her but then asks her on a date and takes her out to dinner. Things between the two begin to go very well, however Marta does not have the courage to reveal her health problem to him.
One day, Arturo decides to take Marta to Venice and, during a gondola ride, he declares his love for her. Marta, however, feels ill due to the illness and runs away, only to be hospitalized in critical condition. Firm in his decision, he refuses to reveal the truth to Arturo, at the risk of losing him. The boy discovers everything thanks to Federica and the next day, he rushes to Marta. To reveal to her that he had discovered a new experimental cure for his diseasewhich would give them 19% chance of survival.
Ludovica Francesconi and Giuseppe Maggio in a scene from “Sulpiù bello”. (Eagle Pictures)
The first chapter of a successful trilogy which also became a TV series
Based on the novel of the same name by Eleonora Gaggero – born in 2001 and author of several young adult novels – On the most beautiful And an original and surprisingly successful teen dramedy. Halfway between Bildungsroman and romantic comedy, the film directed by Alice Filippi fits into a very well codified genre but brings some interesting variations on the theme and unpublished.
Compared to similar films like Fault in the stars And We are everything, On the most beautiful he prefers self-irony, carefree and slightly incorrect, to melody tones. Despite some naiveties and narrative clichés that can be traced back to the source book, the film also visually seeks a new path to teen dramedy, winking at new technologiesas in the continuous materialization of social media and dating apps on the screen.
Full of quotesfrom pulp Fiction to The fabulous world of Amélie, the film can also count on a very good protagonist: debutant Ludovica Francesconi which gives his character a rare sympathy and vitality. The film had dtwo sequels: Even more beautiful And More and more beautiful (where the male co-protagonist is no longer Giuseppe Maggio but Giuliano Commare) and inspired a TV series available on Prime Video since last year.
The cast features the revelation Ludovica Francesconi
Born near Frosinone in 1999, Ludovica Francesconi cultivated a passion for acting together with her sister from an early age Major Ginevra, also an actress. At 13 he made his theater debut with Alice in Wonderland and later toured Italy with The importance of being Ernest in the role of Cecily.
After his cinema debut with On the most beautifulLudovica also shoots the two sequels and the TV series and in the meantime he attended the degree course in Literature, music and entertainment in Rome. Last year she appeared in the TV series The Historyalongside Jasmine Trinca, and in the film A group therapya comedy that tells the misadventure of some patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder who mistakenly receive an appointment at the same time in the study of a luminary of psychotherapy. The cast includes Claudio Bisio, Claudio Santamaria, Margherita Buy and Valentina Lodovini.
Regarding his role in On the most beautifulLudovica in an interview with Republic he said: «I immediately understood that Marta was a cosmic “cool”.. It’s needed courage, determination, charisma to be able to be so sincere and not be afraid to simply say to a stranger: you’re a nice guy, let’s go out together. He was immediately a fascinating character».
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