WEIGHTLESS
by Sara Fgaier
synopsis
Gian, a 65-year-old ethnomusicology professor, fights the darkness caused by the sudden onset of amnesia. Flashes of the past, that blend with hazy archive footage, haunt his mind like a phantasmagoria of images. Despairing, Gian tries to end things, but he fails. In the aftermath, Miriam (30), the daughter he does not recognize, moves into his apartment with her son Elyas (5). She helps him find a diary written into his twenties that revolves around Leila, a girl with whom he discovers love in the space of one night. This emotion exacerbates Gian’s pain but pushes him to recover his memory. Who is this woman who was so important in his life? What happened to her? How is it possible that he forgot? Gian’s unmoored present day life is gradually replaced by the vivid images of that past. He will be able to find himself again and to experience a revelation. What is the mechanism that moves our memories? What happens if we forget the love of our life? And, conversely: what if they forget us?
international title: | Weightless |
original title: | Sulla terra leggeri |
country: | Italy |
sales agent: | Rai Cinema International Distribution |
year: | 2024 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Sara Fgaier |
film run: | 94' |
release date: | IT 28/11/2024 |
screenplay: | Sara Fgaier, Sabrina Cusano, Maurizio Buquicchio |
cast: | Andrea Renzi, Sara Serraiocco, Emilio Francis Scarpa, Lise Lomi, Maria Fernanda Candido, Stefano Rossi Giordani, Amira Chebli, Elyas Turki |
cinematography by: | Alberto Fasulo |
film editing: | Aline Hervé, Sara Fgaier, Enrica Gatto |
art director: | Santo-Pablo Krappmann |
costumes designer: | Andrea Cavalletto |
music: | Carlo Crivelli |
producer: | Serena Alfieri, Lucilla Cristaldi, Sara Fgaier, Marco Alessi |
production: | Limen, Avventurosa, Dugong Films, RAI Cinema |
distributor: | Istituto Luce Cinecittà |