distant star (or: a particularly pathetic film) (2024)
During a Parisian screening of short films, Paolo, an aspiring Italian filmmaker, meets Anna, a French actress. The young woman's eyes suddenly become the spark of a fire that, despite the bewildered reactions of his friends, begins to light up the protagonist's life. But what if the image of this woman, captured and shaped by Paolo's mind, had nothing to do with the real Anna?
Director: Francesco M. P. Maccarone
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Francesco Boetto as Paolo |
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Margot Adam as Luisa |
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Clara Elig as Anna |
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Amerigo Valenti as Leonardo |
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Roberto Trusiano as Giacomo |
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Carla Perroni as Irene |
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Louna Cohen as Presentatrice |
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Olivia Perez as Louise |
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Max Wiles as Nathan |
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Thimothée Ducros as François |
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Lorenza Abrate as Léa |
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Federico Muscarà as Enzo |
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Tinto Maestri as Louis |
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Catalina Augspach as Marie |
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Matthieu Zandiri as Florent |
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Camille Bilange as Camille |
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Louise Greggory as Alter Anna |
| Directing | Francesco M. P. Maccarone | Director |
| Writing | Francesco M. P. Maccarone | Writer |
| Directing | Mathilde Ricard-Boulieu | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edoardo Buttinelli | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lorenza Abrate | Producer |
| Production | Maria Vittoria Maccarone | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Elena Chiarini | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Joseph Duclos | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Clémence Vanderheyden | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Lucas Denis | Sound Director |
| Art | Victoria Shope | Art Direction |
| Editing | Romain Guilloux | Color Grading |
| Art | Naomi Giolito | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Lucien Maillard | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Giozzu | Music |