Una Primavera
Following the latest episode of domestic violence, Fiorella, mother of three, decides to leave her husband, their house and life after 40 years of marriage. At the age of 58 she finally applies for legal separation in search of freedom and new ways of being. Equipped with a hand camera her daughter Valentina follows her first steps into an unknown future. A complex journey begins, leading both to confront themselves and the community with its patriarchal structures while questioning the meaning of family and society.
Director's Biography
Valentina Primavera
Valentina Primavera is a graduate from the School of Arts in Rome. Since 2010 she has been living in Berlin, where she completed a M.A. in stage design and scenography from TU Berlin in 2014. Since then she has been working as a stage and costume designer. "Una Primavera" is her debut work as a director.
Film Selection: Una Primavera (2018, doc)
Valentina Primavera is a graduate from the School of Arts in Rome. Since 2010 she has been living in Berlin, where she completed a M.A. in stage design and scenography from TU Berlin in 2014. Since then she has been working as a stage and costume designer. "Una Primavera" is her debut work as a director.
Film Selection: Una Primavera (2018, doc)
Cinema Next Europe 2019
Valentina Primavera
Austria / Germany / Italy 2018
color
80 minutes
Italian OV with English subtitles
Screenplay Valentina Primavera, Federico Neri
Cinematography Valentina Primavera
Editing Federico Neri
Sound/Sounddesign Macarena Solervicens, Azadeh Zandieh
Music Macarena Solervicens
With Fiorella di Gregorio, Alessia Camilletti, Chiara Primavera
Producer(s) Johannes Schubert
Production
Johannes Schubert
World Sales
filmdelights
Austrian Rights
Stadtkino Filmverleih
World Premiere
DOK Leipzig 2018
Austrian RightsStadtkino Filmverleih
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
DOK Leipzig 2018
in cooperation with Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film