Holiday (2023 film)
{{Short description|2023 film by Edoardo Gabbriellini}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Holiday
| image = Holiday 2023 film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Edoardo Gabbriellini
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Edoardo Gabbriellini
- Carlo Salsa
}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Olivia Musini
- Lorenzo Mieli
- Luca Guadagnino
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Margherita Corradi
}}
| cinematography = Amine Messadi{{cite web|url=https://tiff.net/events/holiday|title=Holiday|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival|access-date=22 October 2023}}
| editing = Walter Fasano
| music =
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
- Cinemaundici
- Vision Distribution
- The Apartment Pictures
- Frenesy Film Company
}}
| distributor = Europictures
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2023|9|8|TIFF|2023|10|23|Italy}}
| country = Italy
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Holiday is a 2023 Italian coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Edoardo Gabbriellini{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/luca-guadagnino-holiday-tiff-lorenzo-mieli-edoardo-gabbriellini/|title='Holiday' Clip: First-Look At TIFF Murder Mystery Produced By Luca Guadagnino|last=Ntim|first=Zac|date=7 September 2023|website=Deadline|access-date=22 October 2023}}
The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.John Hazelton, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/tiff-sets-centrepiece-line-up-of-international-cinema/5184801.article "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema"]. Screen Daily, 10 August 2023.
Plot
Veronica was the subject of a lengthy trial and served two years in prison for the alleged murder of her mother and her mother's lover. She is declared innocent and released from prison just before her 20th birthday.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/450105/|title=Edoardo Gabbriellini • Director of Holiday|interviewer-first=Camillo|interviewer-last=De Marco|first=Edoardo|last=Gabbriellini|subject-link=Edoardo Gabbriellini|date=21 September 2023|website=Cineuropa|access-date=22 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/festival/al-toronto-film-festival-2023-la-premiere-di-holiday-di-edoardo-gabbriellini/|title=Al Toronto Film Festival 2023 la première di Holiday, di Edoardo Gabbriellini|last=Pasquini|first=Mattia|date=11 August 2023|publisher=Ciak|language=it|access-date=22 September 2023}} In a small town on the Ligurian Riviera, Veronica searches for a new lease on life after having her young adult life put on hold. Supported by her friend Giada and her father, Veronica maintains her innocence, but her newfound public notoriety presents challenges.{{cite web|url=https://moveablefest.com/edoardo-gabbriellini-holiday/|title=TIFF 2023 Interview: Edoardo Gabbriellini on a Loss of Innocence in "Holiday"|last=Saito|first=Stephen|date=19 September 2023|website=The Moveable Fest|access-date=22 October 2023}}
Cast
- Margherita Corradi as Veronica
- Giorgia Frank as Giada
- Alessandro Tedeschi as Veronica's father
- Alice Arcuri as Veronica's mother{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/449894/|title=Review: Holiday|last=De Marco|first=Camillo|date=15 September 2023|website=Cineuropa|access-date=22 August 2024}}
- Alessia Giuliani as Simona
- Flavio Furno as Public Prosecutor
- Massimo Mesciulam as Lieutenant
- Alessio De Persio as Defense Attorney
- Alessio Raffaghelli as Nicola Guarneri
- Francesca Maselli as Giada's Mother
- Anna Argenti as Friend
- Asia Spina as Friend
Production
Edoardo Gabbriellini wrote the film's screenplay with Carlo Salsa. It is based on a story by Gabbriellini, Salsa and Michele Pellegrini.{{cite web|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/festival/holiday-di-edoardo-gabbriellini-in-concorso-alla-festa-del-cinema-2023/|title=Holiday di Edoardo Gabbriellini in concorso alla Festa del Cinema 2023|date=22 September 2023|publisher=Ciak|language=it|access-date =22 October 2023}} It was produced by Cinemaundici and Vision Distribution, in collaboration with The Apartment Pictures and Frenesy Film Company.{{cite magazine|date=9 October 2023|title=Holiday: una clip in esclusiva del film di Edoardo Gabbriellini in concorso alla Festa del Cinema|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.it/film/film-italiani/holiday-una-clip-in-esclusiva-del-film-di-edoardo-gabbriellini-in-concorso-alla-festa-del-cinema/54907/|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter Roma|language=it|access-date=22 October 2023}}
Release
Holiday was selected to be screened in the Centrepiece program at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival,{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/447554/|title=Toronto unveils the rich line-up of its Centrepiece programme|last=Lazic|first=Elena|date=14 August 2023|website=Cineuropa|access-date=22 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/tiff-2023-centerpiece-1234894195/|title=TIFF 2023 Centerpiece Program Showcases Aki Kaurismäki, Wim Wenders, Agnieszka Holland, and More|last=Lattanzio|first=Ryan|date=10 August 2023|website=IndieWire|access-date=22 October 2023}} where it had its world premiere on 8 September 2023. It was also invited at the 18th Rome Film Festival, where it was screened in October 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/450416/ |title= The 18th Rome Film Fest is very nearly ready to go |first= Vittoria|last= Scarpa |date=25 September 2023|access-date=30 September 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}
Europictures distributed the film in a "special event" at cinemas only on 23, 24, and 25 October 2023.
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