08/10/2020 - A Warner Bros. and Picomedia production, the latest film by the Italian director is based upon Edoardo Albinati’s eponymous novel which won the 2016 Strega Prize

An image from the set of La scuola cattolica (© Claudio Iannone)

After closing the 77^th Venice Film Festival last month with Lasciami andare [+see also:
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Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia and Picomedia (Roberto Sessa), the film boasts several big names from the world of Italian cinema, as well as a new, promising generation of young actors: Valeria Golino, Riccardo Scamarcio and Jasmine Trinca will share the stage with Benedetta Porcaroli (star of the TV series Baby) and Ludovico Tersigni (Skam Italia), who will likewise be joined by Valentina Cervi, Fausto Russo Alesi and Fabrizio Gifuni.

Written by Massimo Gaudioso (Matteo Garrone’s faithful sidekick), Luca Infascelli (Pure Hearts [+see also:
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Filming on La scuola cattolica will unfold across eight weeks in Rome and San Felice Circeo, with the movie set to be released in Italian cinemas by Warner Bros. Pictures.

(Translated from Italian)