Drama

L'immensità

Set in 1970s Rome, the fiction tracks the plight of a nuclear family, consisting of an unhappy married couple: Clara (a deeply dissatisfied expatriate Spaniard) and Felice (an abusive businessman cheating on Clara with his secretary) and their children Adriana, Gino, and Diana. Their eldest child, 12-year-old Adriana, experiences gender dysphoria; he rejects girlhood and instead goes by the name of Andrea (a primarily masculine name in Italian). Andrea develops a crush for Sara, a Roma girl who knows him as a boy. Upon a shared sense of being outsiders, Andrea and Clara grow closer.

Release Date : 2022-09-15

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : WildsideChapter 2Warner Bros Pictures ItaliaPathéFrance 3 Cinéma

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles : The Immensity

Cast

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Penélope Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Adri/Andrea

Original Name : Luana Giuliani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Felice

Original Name : Vincenzo Amato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bisnonna

Original Name : Aurora Quattrocchi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ada

Original Name : Elena Arvigo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Donna Pía

Original Name : Laura Nardi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Molester #1

Original Name : Francesco Casisa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Molester #2

Original Name : Filippo Pucillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gino

Original Name : Patrizio Francioni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Penélope Nieto Conti

Gender : Male

Character Name : María

Original Name : India Santella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diana

Original Name : María Chiara Goretti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marina

Original Name : Rita de Donato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nonna

Original Name : Alvia Reale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bisnonno

Original Name : Pippo Pattavina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alberto

Original Name : Carlo Gallo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dottoressa

Original Name : Mariangela Granelli

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-12

I think as she ages, Penélope Cruz is beginning to look more like Sophia Loren and certainly here, I thought the resemblance was quite strong at times. Likewise, the young "Adri" (Luana Giuliani) looks a bit like Cruz too - who plays her mother "Clara". The story is set in a Roman 1970s of floral patterns and bell-bottomed trousers, post-war development and centres around the young daughter who really wants to be a boy. This isn't an in-your-face drama about sexuality, it's more nuanced than that and whilst the underlying frustrations of "Adri/Andrew" serves as a spine for the film, there is also a relationship between husband and wife, a broader familial one and the hint of a slightly undercooked romance between "Adri" and her new, less privileged, friend "Sara" (Penélope Nieto Conti). It's that last relationship that rather sums us the pretty bitty narrative here. We see snippets of their lives, but they are not necessarily that well connected to the theme. It's episodic without enough explanation. The marriage is failing, yes. Why? Well that we don't really know. The father/husband "Felice" (Vincenzo Amato) role is left hanging all to often, we have no idea what makes him tick nor, really, do we get to grips with what is troubling the loving and caring "Clara". Their son "Gino" (Patrizio Francioni) has a rather curious habit of leaving little deposits on the carpet and, indeed, it's really only the young "Diana" (María Chiara Goretti) who brings any sanity to this family arrangement. There is humour here, permitting us to take a breather from the frequently over-intense writing and there are a few musical numbers that showcase both Cruz and Giuliani as talented and skilful at their craft. It's worth a watch, and it looks stylish and classy, but I'm afraid I found it all just a bit too messy and superficial.