This subtle movie is worthy everything it deserved: worthy the price of admission, the praise of the critics, the success at Roma Film Festival. Its subject is highly topical nowadays in Italy: the job insecurity, who brings uncertainty in the love life, too. But the movie deserves your attention especially because the two leads' acting skills, Margherita Buy and Antonio Albanese.
Albanese, an accomplished comedy actor, shows good versatility as drama actor, but the whole scene is stolen by Margherita Buy, as Elsa, a woman who finds the strength to hold on and carry her family. Buy is prisoner of the failed wife's role, but this time she indeed excels. It's truly wonderful watching her fighting everyday to conciliate his husband and daughter.
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher, who plays Alice, Elsa and Michele's daughter, is a very fine brand-new actress: she portrays a type of girl who is usually ignored in movies.
Finally Italian cinema starts again to have its own dignity, and "Giorni e nuvole" (the title can sidetrack a lot) contributes to its revival.
Albanese, an accomplished comedy actor, shows good versatility as drama actor, but the whole scene is stolen by Margherita Buy, as Elsa, a woman who finds the strength to hold on and carry her family. Buy is prisoner of the failed wife's role, but this time she indeed excels. It's truly wonderful watching her fighting everyday to conciliate his husband and daughter.
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher, who plays Alice, Elsa and Michele's daughter, is a very fine brand-new actress: she portrays a type of girl who is usually ignored in movies.
Finally Italian cinema starts again to have its own dignity, and "Giorni e nuvole" (the title can sidetrack a lot) contributes to its revival.