Giulio is forty years old and leads an apparently peaceful life. He lives in a rented apartment, has a steady job, a car purchased in installments, a rebellious but nice daughter, a sweet son who’s a dreamer, a wife he loves and is unfaithful to.
She discovers Giulio’s affair, leaves him and his fairy-tale life suddenly crumbles. But what happens to a couple who “dare” separate from each other in this day and age? Through a wide array of events that are at times tragic and at times ironic, the film takes us hand-in-hand into the world of a man who suddenly discovers how thin the line between well-being and despair truly is.
Director: Ivano De Matteo
Italy, France 2012, 100 min
Film in Italian with English subtitles
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Embassy of Italy
3000 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
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IVANO DE MATTEO
Ivano De Matteo began his artistic career in 1990, graduating from the theatre workshop “Il Mulino di Fiora” run by Perla Peragallo. An actor, director and documentary maker on the constant lookout for a personal language, he migrates between theatre, film and TV. He founded the company “Il Cantiere” in 1993 with actress and screenwriter Valentina Ferlan. In 2005 he established the small production company Utopia Film. Balancing Act is his first feature film. (from www.rottentomatoes.com)