The Shadow of the Day (2022)
In 1938 Italy, after Jews are banned from public life, fascist-abiding restaurateur Luciano nonetheless believes he can still live by his own rules. Everything changes when Anna, a girl with a dangerous secret, begins working at his business.
Director:
Giuseppe Piccioni
Writers:
Giuseppe Piccioni, Annick Emdin, Gualtiero Rosella.
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Riccardo Scamarcio as Luciano Traini |
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Benedetta Porcaroli as Anna Costanzi |
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Waël Sersoub as Émile |
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Lino Musella as Osvaldo |
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Vincenzo Nemolato as Giovanni Marucci |
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Valeria Bilello as Amelia |
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Sandra Ceccarelli as Corrado's mother |
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Antonio Salines as Professor |
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Costantino Seghi as Corrado |
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Giorgia Fiori as Restaurant customer (uncredited) |
| Writing | Giuseppe Piccioni | Story |
| Writing | Giuseppe Piccioni | Screenplay |
| Writing | Annick Emdin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Annick Emdin | Story |
| Writing | Gualtiero Rosella | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gualtiero Rosella | Story |
| Production | Chiara Polizzi | Casting |
| Directing | Paola Bonelli | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bettina Pontiggia | Costume Design |
| Sound | Francesco Liotard | Sound |
| Production | Irene Della Volpe | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Michele Braga | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Guido Simonetti | Line Producer |
| Directing | Marcella Libonati | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diego Prestopino | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaetano Panico | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Giuseppe Piccioni | Director |
| Camera | Michele D'Attanasio | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Esmeralda Calabria | Editor |
| Art | Isabella Angelini | Production Design |
| Production | Riccardo Scamarcio | Producer |