Amanda

Amanda has returned to her wealthy family in Italy after having studied in Paris, and things are not going too well. She is at odds with her family, and has no boyfriend and no friends. Even though she is an independent and cool young woman, she feels increasingly isolated. When her mother tells her that she used to spend time with a girl called Rebecca as a child, she sets out to re-befriend her – regardless if Rebecca is interested or not.

Carolina Cavalli’s debut feature as a director is a fresh and bizarre take on the coming-of-age genre, with esthetic and comedic parallels to Wes Anderson and her compatriot Paolo Sorrentino. It is a stylized film about loneliness and the curse of being an acquired taste, with a compelling Benedetta Porcaroli as the iconic main character.