A Brighter Tomorrow

A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)

Il sol dell'avvenire

An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, faces divorce from his producer wife and other problems.

Date of release
2023-04-20
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (351)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Nanni Moretti

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Rome

A Brighter Tomorrow is a 2023 Italian-French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Nanni Moretti. Starring Moretti, Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando and Mathieu Amalric, it follows Giovanni, an experienced filmmaker, through a personal and professional midlife crises.

Production

Il sol dell'avvenire was co-written by Nanni Moretti with collaborators Francesca Marciano, Federica Pontremoli and Valia Santella. The film was co-produced by Moretti through Sacher Film and by Domenico Procacci through Fandango, with Rai Cinema and France's Le Pacte. It was produced in collaboration with France 3 Cinéma, with the participation of Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions. Moretti called the film "complex and costly".

Filming began on 8 March 2022. Shooting took place at Cinecittà, as well as on the streets of Rome. In May 2022, scenes were shot on Rome's Via dei Fori Imperiali, with an elaborate procession featuring a band, extras, horses and elephants. Moretti's use of animals on set was criticized by animal rights groups, including Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV). Filming wrapped on 21 June 2022.

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