Marcel!
{{Short description|2022 film by Jasmine Trinca}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Marcel!
| image =Marcel! 2022.webp
| alt =
| caption = Italian theatrical release poster
| director = Jasmine Trinca
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Jasmine Trinca
- Francesca Manieri
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Alba Rohrwacher
- Maayane Conti
- Giovanna Ralli
- Valentina Cervi
- Umberto Orsini
}}
| cinematography = Daria D'Antonio
| editing = Chiara Russo
| music = Matti Bye
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Cinema Undici
- Rai Cinema
- Totem Atelier
}}
| distributor = Rezo Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|5|21|Cannes|2022|6|1|Italy}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
- France
- Italy
}}
| language = Italian
}}
Marcel! is a 2022 drama film directed by Jasmine Trinca who co-wrote the screenplay with Francesca Manieri. Starring Alba Rohrwacher, Maayane Conti, and Giovanna Ralli, it is the director's feature debut and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
The film portrays a troubled relationship between a street artist mother (Alba Rohrwacher) and her saxophone-playing daughter (Maayane Conti) who competes with the mother's dog Marcel for affection. It is Marcel (the only character in the film to have a name) who takes part in the mother's performances, while the daughter is not allowed to. When Marcel has an accident, the daughter comforts her distraught mother and the two set off on a trip in preparation for a street art festival, staying with a cousin on the way.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/425673/|title=Review: Marcel!|date=21 May 2022|work=Cineuropa}} Rohrwacher and Conti had played the roles of mother and daughter in Trinca's 2020 short film Being my Mom before reuniting for Marcel, the director's first feature film.{{cite web|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2022/jasmine-trinca-examines-the-mother-daughter-relationship-in-marcel/|title=Jasmine Trinca examines the mother-daughter relationship in Marcel!|date=21 May 2022|work=Cannes film festival}}
In the words of the director: "Marcel! doesn’t necessarily tell the truth, but focuses on portraying credibility; a place where things happen but more so, a world of projections where love is the core of it all. It is an attempt to rewrite a motherdaughter relationship where cruelty and care coexist, and it is shared by two women who are growing up."{{cite web|url=https://cdn-medias.festival-cannes.com/uploads/2023/03/143681.pdf|title=Marcel! (English press kit)|access-date=20 September 2023|work=Cannes film festival}}
Cast
- Alba Rohrwacher as the mother
- Maayane Conti as the daughter
- Valentina Cervi as the cousin
- Giovanna Ralli as the grandmother
- Umberto Orsini as the grandfather
- Giuseppe Cederna as the elegant friend
- Dario Cantarelli as the suitor
- Valeria Golino as the psychoanalyst
Release
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 4 out of 4 "Fresh" (that is, generally favourable) ratings.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marcel|title=Marcel!|access-date=20 September 2023|work=Rotten Tomatoes}}
In a review for Screen International, Jonathan Holland described the film as a "delicate, well-observed homage to mime, to silent film, and to Rome in summertime" that "carefully and lovingly blends different tropes into a distinctive and often engaging part-real, part-fantasy world".{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/marcel-cannes-review/5170656.article|title=Marcel!|date=21 May 2022|work=Screen International}}
Awards
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| scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient/Nominee ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| rowspan="1" | Davide di Donatello Awards
| Best New Director | {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="2" | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
| Best New Director | Jasmine Trinca | {{Nominated}} |
| Best Costume Design
| Marta Passarini | {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="2" | Raindance Film Festival
| Best Debut Feature | Jasmine Trinca | {{Nominated}} |
| Best Director
| Jasmine Trinca | {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="2" | Silk Road International Film Festival
| Best Film | Jasmine Trinca | {{Nominated}} |
| Best New Director
| Jasmine Trinca | {{Nominated}} |
The lead animal actor, Marcel, shared the Grand Jury Prize during the Palm Dog Award ceremony at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.{{Cite web |first1=Scott|last1=Roxborough|first2=Alex|last2=Ritman |date=27 May 2022 |title=Cannes: 'War Pony' Poodle Brit Wins Palm Dog Award |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2022-palm-dog-winner-1235155225/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter }}
References
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