THE BEGINNERS
synopsis
This is the story of two people who have nothing to their name but themselves. They have no roots, they don’t even have a place they can call home. They meet by chance on the rooftop of a hotel in Paris, and recognize each other at first sight: fragile, alone and obsessed with the idea of happiness that seems unattainable to them. Fausto is Italian but lives in Paris, and works as a waiter in a grand hotel. Nadine is a young Frenchwoman, who possesses the heart-rending beauty of a 20-year old. She is fragile yet determined, alive and vibrating as only a 20 year-old can be. Many are the obstacles and surprises that lie ahead for these young lovers.
| international title: | The Beginners | 
| original title: | Alaska | 
| country: | Italy, France | 
| sales agent: | Playtime | 
| year: | 2015 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Claudio Cupellini | 
| film run: | 125' | 
| release date: | IT 5/11/2015, FR 10/02/2016 | 
| screenplay: | Claudio Cupellini, Filippo Gravino, Guido Iuculano | 
| cast: | Elio Germano, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Valerio Binasco, Paolo Pierobon, Marco D'Amore, Roschdy Zem, Nicola Sisti Ajmone, Stefano Fregni | 
| cinematography by: | Gergely Pohárnok | 
| film editing: | Giuseppe Trepiccione | 
| art director: | Paki Meduri | 
| costumes designer: | Mariano Tufano | 
| music: | Pasquale Catalano | 
| producer: | Marco Cohen, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert | 
| production: | Indiana Production Company, 2.4.7. Films, Rai Cinema | 
| distributor: | 01 Distribution, Bellissima Films | 



























