The First Day of My Life
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| Directed by | Paolo Genovese |
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| Cinematography | Fabrizio Lucci |
| Music by | Maurizio Filardo |
| Distributed by | Medusa Film |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The First Day of My Life (Italian: Il primo giorno della mia vita) is a 2023 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Genovese.[1][2] It is based on his homonymous 2018 book. The movie tells the story of four people with different life experiences who all fall into a low point in their lives and decide to commit suicide. And at this moment, a mysterious person appeared and told them: in the next week, they will have the opportunity to be reborn, and the story of how their lives will change after being reborn.
Plot
[edit | edit source]A man who works as a motivator, a police officer, a former gymnast who lost the use of her legs, and an overweight teenager.
On a rainy night, they all find themselves together as "guests" of a mysterious individual who rescued them just moments before each of them was about to make the final decision of their life.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Toni Servillo as the man
- Valerio Mastandrea as Napoleone
- Margherita Buy as Arianna
- Sara Serraiocco as Emilia
- Gabriele Cristini as Daniele
- Vittoria Puccini as the woman
- Lino Guanciale as Tommaso
- Elena Lietti as Greta
- Thomas Trabacchi as Zeno
- Lidia Vitale as Daniele's mother
- Antonio Gerardi as Daniele's father
- Giorgio Tirabassi as Max
- Davide Combusti as Nicolas
- Alessandro Tiberi as the nurse
Production
[edit | edit source]On November 9, 2019, it was announced that Hollywood Gang, Leone Film Group and Lotus Productions will co-produce the Genovese's The First Day Of My Life from a screenplay by Kirk Jones, Marco Belardi, Andrea Leone and Raffaella Leone.[3] Principal photography began on January 18, 2021 and was scheduled to conclude on March 19, 2021 in Rome, Italy.[4][5]
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External links
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