The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston will present a screening of The Shadow of the Day (L’ombra del giorno) as part of its Italian Contemporary Film Series.
Set in Italy in 1938, The Shadow of the Day follows restaurant owner Luciano (Riccardo Scamarcio), a wounded WWI veteran who has cut himself off from the world and his own emotions. When a mysterious young woman, Anna (Benedetta Porcaroli), arrives at his doorstep looking for a job, he begins to open himself up to the possibility of human connection. At the same time, the dangerous antisemitism and political realities of Europe are creeping into their daily lives, leading to a reckoning that will force Luciano to question everything he thinks he knows about the world and his own heart.
Filmed in the picturesque town of Ascoli Piceno in central Italy, Giuseppe Piccioni’s human drama is a gripping tale of love against odds. The film will be screened in Italian with English subtitles.
The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston will present a screening of The Shadow of the Day (L’ombra del giorno) as part of its Italian Contemporary Film Series.
Set in Italy in 1938, The Shadow of the Day follows restaurant owner Luciano (Riccardo Scamarcio), a wounded WWI veteran who has cut himself off from the world and his own emotions. When a mysterious young woman, Anna (Benedetta Porcaroli), arrives at his doorstep looking for a job, he begins to open himself up to the possibility of human connection. At the same time, the dangerous antisemitism and political realities of Europe are creeping into their daily lives, leading to a reckoning that will force Luciano to question everything he thinks he knows about the world and his own heart.
Filmed in the picturesque town of Ascoli Piceno in central Italy, Giuseppe Piccioni’s human drama is a gripping tale of love against odds. The film will be screened in Italian with English subtitles.
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