Corpo Celeste

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Product Description Having recently returned to her native Italy after living in Switzerland for 10 years, quiet but curious 13-year-old Marta is left to her own devices while her loving but worn-out mother toils away at an industrial bakery. Marta's only source of socialization is the local church, where she is told to attend preparatory classes for her confirmation. But the doctrines of Roman Catholicism offer little in terms of life lessons or consolation, and she quickly sees through the hypocrisy of the priest, who cares more about status than about his constituents. Eventually, Marta forges her very own way of the cross, which turns out to have much less to do with God than with her own climb towards adulthood. Review Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival Official Selection - New York Film Festival Official Selection - Director's Fortnight Cannes Film Festival Official Selection - Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Dubai Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Munich Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - BFI London Film Festival Official Selection - Chicago Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Hamptons Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - St. Louis Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Boulder Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Portalnd Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Miami Int'l Film Festival Official Selection - Cleveland Int'l Film Festival ----Sublime & poignant! This is one of the real discoveries of the New York Film Festival. --Howard Feinstein, Filmmaker MagazineFresh & authentic! A quietly impressive feature debut. --Lee Marshall, Screen DailyThe big payoffs arrive in a couple of small, understated moments of grace thanks to Rohrwacher's restrained buildup and direction, they certainly feel well earned. --Boyd Van Hoeij, VarietyThe big payoffs arrive in a couple of small, understated moments of gracethanks to Rohrwacher's restrained buildup and direction, they certainly feel well earned. --Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director Born in Tuscany, Alice Rohrwacher graduated from Torino University in Literature and Philosophy. She directed a segment in the collective feature film Checosamanca. At 27 years old, CORPO CELESTE is her feature length writing and directing debut. See more