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Marcello Mio

Directed by Christophe Honoré
2024
France, Italy
121 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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Christophe Honoré’s inventive Cannes Competition entry brings together an all-star French cast including Catherine Deneuve (playing herself) in this delightfully meta comedy paying homage to the great Marcello Mastroianni.

Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce Vita, ) and Catherine Deneuve (Belle de Jour, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), is an actress disillusioned with the business. The shoot she’s on is absolutely chaotic and unpleasant. When she auditions for a role in a new film, she’s told by the director: “More Mastroianni than Deneuve … More Marcello than Catherine.” She starts to feel she might prefer to live her father’s life, leading to Chiara beginning to dress and speak like him – and then insisting on being called Marcello. Her mother (Deneuve herself) reacts with bemusement and concern, but others (like actor Fabrice Luchini) go with the flow. Soon, Chiara is in Rome, retracing Marcello’s steps but also on a path to re-finding herself. Reimagining some of Marcello Mastroianni’s iconic roles, Marcello Mio is a playful depiction of the challenges and joys of the creative life under the shadow of famous parents.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
Chiara Mastroianni's nepo-baby movie is a blast
Ed Potton, The Times
A wonderfully funny and completely original comedy
Pete Hammond, Deadline
The ultimate arthouse nepo baby flick, in which the child of cinema royalty embodies her legendary patriarch in order both to get closer to him and to purge herself of some of the demons that have haunted her own life and career
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter

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Sat 15 Jun
6:30pm
State Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Sun 16 Jun
9:30am
State Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Official Competition
Year
2024
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
France, Italy
Language
In French and Italian with English subtitles
Director
Christophe Honoré
Producer
Philippe Martin, David Thion
Cast
Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Benjamin Biolay
Screenwriter
Christophe Honoré
Cinematographer
Rémy Chevrin
Editor
Chantal Hymans
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Focus on Women, Cinephile, Cannes Selected, Biography
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Palace Films
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