![]() The setting is 1995, somewhere in the Balkans. Technically as well crafted as most Ozpetek pictures and Fabio Zamarion’s images of Rome by night are a highlight. Presented by IFC Films Spain Jan 15th, 2016 106 MINS NR It’s just another day on the job for a band of badass war zone rescue workers as they defy death and confront war’s absurdities. Murgia as her daughter gives a touching performanace and there’s a nice cameo by Stefania Sandrelli as her mother. ![]() But neither Mastandrea nor Ferrari are given enough space to flesh out their characters. Ferrari’s Emma is more interesting: a woman unhappy with getting older, she insists on her independence and pays the price for it. As such, one soon loses interest in the character and Mastandrea doesn’t really manage to make him sympathetic. This may explain why Antonio’s violent desire for Emma soon becomes pathological. This may be Ozpetek’s darkest film yet and he doesn’t feel completely comfortable with the mood. All these are silently observed by Silvana (Finocchiaro). Meanwhile Mara (Guerrritore), Valentina’s teacher, finds out her lover has just left. Antonio’s boss, Fioravanti (Binasco), an ambitious politician, is too busy chasing his seat in Parliament to realize the problems brewing up at home: his young wife Maja (Grimaudo) who discovers she is pregnant seems a little too fond of his sensitive son Aris (Costantini) who is about to abandon his studies and leave the country. Their two children are Valentina (Murgia), a precocious adolescent, and Kevin (Paolino), a seven-year-old who still wets the bed. He stalks her, slaps her around and tries to rape her while trying to convince her to come back. Their doomed relationship may appeal to the home grown crowd and but foreign prospects are far more tricky.Įmma (Ferrari) and Antonio (Mastandrea), who is obviously disturbed, have been living apart for over a year. Adapted from a novel by Melania Mazzucco, this tragic melodrama spreads itself rather thin trying to pack it all in around the main plot about a policeman and his passionate love and insane jealousy for the woman who has left him. Obsessive love, corrupt politicians, coming-of-age crisis and teenage rebellion are just some of the ingredients in Ferzan Ozpetek’s Competition entry A Perfect Day.
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