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69th edition. October 18-26, 2024
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When director Michele Apicella releases his latest film, he faces a torrent of criticism. Meanwhile, he is already working on his next project, the story of a madman who lives with his elderly mother and who believes he is Sigmund Freud. In addition, he has to defend himself against a rival who is preparing a musical about the student riots of 1968. When the two face each other in a television game show, the situation takes on nightmarish dimensions, and so does his reunion with Silvia, a girlfriend that could be purely a figment of his imagination...
Born in Brunico (Italy) in 1953. He developed a remarkable career as a screenwriter and actor before making his directorial debut with ‘Un autarchico a “palazzo”’ (1976) and directing films such as ‘Ecce bombo’ (1978), his first Cannes entry. His film work entered Spain thanks to Seminci, which opened its 1994 edition with ‘Dear Diary’ and a year later dedicated a complete retrospective to Moretti. He also opened the festival in 2011 with ‘We Have a Pope’. His filmography includes titles like ‘Sweet Dreams’ (1981, Special Jury Prize in Venice), ‘The Mass Is Ended’ (1984, Special Jury Prize in Berlin), ‘Aprile’ (1998), ‘The Son’s Room’ (2001, Palme d’Or in Cannes), ‘The Caiman’ (2006), ‘Mia madre’ (2015), ‘Santiago, Italia’ (2018) or ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’ (2023).
