- year : 2016
- country : Italy
- timing : 23:45'
- genre : fiction film
- producer : Adelmo Togliani
written by Elena Tommasini, Adelmo Togliani
produced by Giallolimone Movie, Accademia Togliani
DoP Antonello Emidi, Andrea Arnone
music by Alessandro Cendamo
sound by Massimo Pisa
editor Alessio Franco
cast: Bianca Guaccero, Adelmo Togliani, Elena Tommasini, Riccardo D’Alessandro, Francesca Terzoli, Francesca Della Ragione, Flore Saunois, Chiara Ricci, Antonella Ferrari
(ENG) Greta and Achille, two similar souls, a great endless love. Achille follows the life, the passion. Greta follows Achille. They step through the chapters of their life from 80s to now by holding their hands, having deep breathes of their adolescence, still being "one for each other"; until they reach their adulthood, and then they decide to follow their own roads. Greta will make her dream of being wife and mother come true; Achille will see his dream of traveling and living a bohemian life as a reality, in an eternal conflict between love and passion. It's the story of two persons and their very strong relationship.
(ITA) Greta e Achille, due anime affini, un grande amore senza fine. Achille rincorre la vita, la passione...Greta rincorre lui. Attraversano i capitoli della loro vita tenendosi per mano, sin dai primi anni 80, quando di li a poco assisteranno al tramonto dell'amore 'analogico'. I due respirano a pieni polmoni la loro adolescenza, continuando a essere “l’uno per l’altra”, lasciando a poco a poco spazio alla nostalgia del tempo che fu; Greta continua a inseguire questo ragazzo mai cresciuto e viene da chiedersi cosa ci sia al di la di questa relazione che non sfocia mai in amore. Lui la ignora e si perde dietro donne di ogni genere, ed estrazione sociale, alla ricerca di qualcosa che non c'e - come l'isola di Peter Pan. Lei fa la sua vita ma soffre. Per lui? Chissa. Soffre per le scelte che non riesce a prendere? O solo per l'ammirazione che nutre per Achille, le cui gesta Greta stessa non riesce ad emulare, ne prendere a spunto per cambiare la propria vita? Ormai divenuti adulti, i due decidono di seguire ognuno la strada giusta per se. Di 'mollarsi'. Greta coronera un sogno che coltiva da lungo tempo, Achille partira per vivere una vita bohemienne, in eterno conflitto fra passione e amore. L'Uomo Volante e la storia di Greta e Achille e del loro legame indissolubile.
- Movieclub Film Festival (2015, Italy, Palestrina)
- Festival Popoli e Religioni (2015, Italy, Terni)
- ZeroTrenta Corto Festival (2015, Italy, Argenta)
- Trani Film Festival, People's Choice Award (2015, Italy, Trani)
- Artelesia Film Festival (2015, Italy, Benevento)
- SIFF Salento International Film Festival (2015, Italy, Tricase)
- Cinema al chiar di luna, Molo Amerigo Vespucci (2015, Italy, Formia)
- 8 Cortometraggi d'autore, Palazzo dei Congressi (2015, Italy, Roma)
- Videocorto Nettuno (2015, Italy, Nettuno)
- Ischia Global Fest (2015, Italy, Ischia)
- ITFF International Tour Film Festival (2015, Italy, Civitavecchia)
- Cinemadamare (2015, Italy, Camerota)
- Corti senza frontiere, Special Jury Prize (2015, Italy, Marino)
- Formia Film Festival (2015, Italy, Formia)
- BAFF Busto Arsizio Film Festival (2015, Italy, Busto Arsizio)
- International Tour Film Fest (2015, Italy, Rome)
- Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno, Special Jury Prize (2016, Italy, Salerno)
- Salus CineFestival II Edizione (2016, Italy, Caltanissetta)
- Kalat Nissa Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (2016, Italy, Caltanissetta)
- The Quarantine Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (2016, Bulgaria, Varna, Bulgaria)
- Venice Film Festival (2016, Italy, Venice)
- International Film Festival "Light To The World" (2017, Russia, Yaroslal - Rybinsk)
- Festival of Independent Cinema "KinoLikbez" (2017, Russia, Saint-Petersburg)
- International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Audience Award (2017, China, Beijing)
- Izmir Short Film Festival (2017, Turkey, Izmir)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Adelmo Togliani was born on 2.10.1975 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a director, actor, screenwriter and CEO of the Achille Togliani Academy, founded in the early 90’s. In 1993 he graduated from the school of drama “Accademia Achille Togliani” of Rome. In 2004 he got a scolarship to go to the European Institute of Design (IED) in Rome and studying the Video Design course.
He starred in successful TV series including Marcinelle and A Wedding, and many films as Naja, Boris and Casanova directed from Lasse Hallstrom. His directing credits include theatre, cinema, TV and experimental video productions for the Web. For fifteen odd year or more Togliani works with UNICEF, RAI, RCS Mediagroup and various web televisions. He’s also the author of tv series like "Sweet India" and live studio tv programs. His latest work "L'uomo volante" was shown during the 72nd Venice Film Festival.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2016 - "L'uomo volante", short film