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I Sogni Sospesi - Unfinished Dreams

Marlène is a beautiful and restless French artist who expresses her creative talent by painting, with her naked body, a white canvas hanging in a cottage. The girl fled her country of origin together with her sister Sophie, who always tries to be close to her and supports her day after day. Their past is marked by a terrible secret ... An event that happened long before that deeply marked them, forcing them to flee to Italy.
The two sisters hide in a mill in the middle of the countryside, eat what they find, wash themselves in the river. For the "trauma" suffered - linked to the "secret" that the two sisters hide. Marlène also suffers from panic attacks. One morning, fragments of memory resurface in Marlène's mind. While the young woman paints her canvas with her body, the truth comes to light: Marlène was the victim of brutal physical violence from her greatest love and managed to save herself only thanks to the help of Sophie, who hit the man behind. Despite escaping, however, Marlène began to feel ill, the "darkness reached her" ... and attempted suicide in the waters of a river. Again, Sophie's help and support was essential to "start living again". Yet, the past does not seem to want to leave her alone and returns to look for her ... A dark male presence begins to stalk the two sisters ... Until, the "presence" enters the mill and attacks Marlène again, trying to rape her ... But this once he will not get away with it ... this time the man will pay for all the evil he has done In the end, in the same river in which she tried to take her life, Marlène dives into the water to purify herself and to find herself his life, because “everything will continue to flow, like the water of the river”.

  • Manuela Tempesta
    Director
    Cristallo
  • Melania Dalla Costa
    Writer
    La Lupa
  • Manuela Tempesta
    Writer
    Cristallo
  • Melania Dalla Costa
    Producer
  • Melania Dalla Costa
    Key Cast
    "Marlène"
    La Lupa, Stato di Ebbrezza, Three
  • Luce Cardinale
    Key Cast
    "Sophie"
  • Giovanni Maria Buzzatti
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    French, Italian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Manuela Tempesta

Manuela Tempesta is a screenwriter and an Italian director. In 2007 she worked as a screenwriter and assistant director for the documentary “NON TACERE”, finalist in 2009 at the David di Donatello.
In 2008, she wrote the subject of the documentary “PIETRO GERMI: IL BRAVO, IL BELLO, IL CATTIVO”, selected in 2009 at the Cannes Film Festival, broadcast by Sky and Netflix. In 2010 she wrote with Maria Sole Tognazzi the documentary “RITRATTO DI MIO PADRE”, finalist at the David di Donatello 2011 and winner of a Mention to the Nastri d’Argento.
In 2018, the documentary, was screened at the M.O.M.A in New York.
In 2013, she signed the subject, the screenplay and the direction of the film “PANE E BURLESQUE” and won the Troisi Prize-New Generation.
In 2013 she wrote the subject of the documentary “TUTTE LE STORIE DI PIERA”, which wins a Special Mention at the Nastri d’Argento 2014.
In 2017, she directed two short movies: “PUNTO E A CAPO”, with Gigi Proietti and Luca Zingaretti (Special Event at the Rome Film Festival 2017) and “CRYSTAL”, finalist at the Corti d'Argento 2018 where it won the prestigious UNIVERSAL PRIZE.
In addition, it won 12 prizes, including one at Kairouan Film Festival. Finally, it was finalist at Films Femmes Méditerranée.
In 2018, she directed the short film “UNFINISHED DREAMS”, finalist at Los Angels Cine Fest and presented during the Venice Film Festival 2019. She also shot the documentary “RITRATTI DI FAMIGLIA” in Sardinia, that will be distributed both in Italy and abroad.

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