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Amanda
Directed by
Carolina Cavalli
NR
2022
1h 34m
Drama
,
Comedy
6.5
95%
81%
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Amanda, 24, lives mostly isolated and has never had any friends, even if it's the thing she wants the most. Amanda chooses as her new mission to convince her childhood friend that they are still best friends.
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Cast of Amanda
Benedetta Porcaroli
Amanda
Galatea Bellugi
Rebecca
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Viola
Michele Bravi
Dude
Monica Nappo
Sofia
Margherita Missoni
Marina
Ana Cecilia Ponce
Judy
Amelia Elisabetta Biuso
Stella
Giorgia Favoti
Ann
Sergio Chiorino
Dario
Matilde Rabottini
Matilde
Aurora Prinzis
Young Marina
Ariel Prinzis
Young Amanda
Riccardo Lai
Movie Theater Cashier
Graziella Villata
Mrs. Anziana
Monica Avesani
Supermarket Cashier
Pietro Mini
Movie Theater Lad
Giovanna Guida
Horse Stable Woman
Roberto Bicci
Horse Stable Man
Massimo Vavassori
Ladybug
Javier Cheyenne Gerald
Hyungsik
Brenda Civico
Teacher
Anastasia Akhvlediani
Rave Friend 2
Rodolfo De Maistre
Alien
Raffaella Antinucci
Rave Girl
Lorenzo Levrini
Music Teacher
Davide Bozzalla
Marina's Husband
Francesco Biuso
Marina's Baby
Lara Blu De Francesco
Rave Girl 1
Manuel Bruttomesso
Tipsy Girl
Giorgi Gachechiladze
Rave Girl
Giosuè Napolitano
Torino Movie Theater Lad
Carolina Cavalli
Director / Writer
Antonio Celsi
Producer
Claudio Falconi
Producer
Lorenzo Gangarossa
Producer
Mario Gianani
Producer
Anna Maria Morelli
Producer
Moreno Zani
Producer
Amanda Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Maxwell Rabb
For her debut feature, Cavalli's character study of a sardonic protagonist offers a unique voice to coming-of-age anxiety.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
Amanda never lets its guard down or soft-pedals its protagonist's preoccupation with herself, even as it slyly lampoons the culture and society that not only creates but enables rich characters.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
Amanda is a quirky dark comedy that isn't going to appeal to the masses. However, it's an interesting character study of how anti-social people try to make personal connections with each other when they are pressured into it.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Amy Nicholson
I got very impatient with this film, but the one thing that holds your attention is Benedetta Porcaroli. She's astounding, and she makes you like it better than you should.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Andy Klein
I hated it... I had not a second of sympathy for either of these people.
Hammer to Nail
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
The performances-especially those of the two leads-are pitch-perfect, Porcaroli and Bellugi conveying simultaneous indifference and vulnerability.
The Film Verdict
Stephen Dalton
Carolina Cavalli paints a charming picture of a charmless heroine in this confidently quirky debut.
Screen Queens
Carmen Paddock
Amanda's conundrum and her own refusal to grow, develop, and seek adulthood epitomises privileged white people's problems, but a genuine pathos underlies the loneliness.
Spectrum Culture
A.C. Koch
Friendship, for the titular Amanda, is an unsolvable riddle attached to a time bomb.
AWFJ.org
Nadine Whitney
The film is an absurdist coming-of-age story that is reminiscent of something Lanthimos or Baumbach might have put together but remains completely Cavalli.
AWFJ.org
Liz Braun
Writer/director Carolina Cavalli presents everything you ever wanted to know about human isolation in Amanda, the blackly comic story of one Gen-Z misfit.
In Review Online
Steven Warner
Cavalli has created her own unique beast, one whose peculiar tics and rhythms signal a distinct artistic voice, even as the end result is far from perfect.
Los Angeles Times
Carlos Aguilar
It's in the pointed care the director puts in every bizarre interaction that the film finds its footing.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
The story may be presented in a quirky way, with a highly distinctive visual style, but it's well observed and relatable.
RogerEbert.com
Nell Minow
First-time feature writer/director Carolina Cavalli has a strong eye for composition and an appealing confidence in her vision.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Delightfully quirky and surprisingly heartfelt, this deadpan Italian comedy probes friendship and loneliness with a beguiling sense of absurdist whimsy.
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
In a world where everyone feels lonely, Amanda might be our most authentic avatar, someone willing to get super weird in the hopes it will lead somewhere great.
New York Times
Beatrice Loayza
Amanda is absurd and abrasive, but also sympathetic thanks to Porcaroli's performance. She's a flaming narcissist with a gooey core of vulnerability, a being forged by the fear of making herself known.
Slant Magazine
William Repass
Carolina Cavalli's film consecrates a ferocity as refreshing as it is infectious.
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Anna Smith
At its best, it recalls the work of Miranda July or Noah Baumbach, but sometimes it feels willfully quirky for the sake of it... Fans of the directors mentioned should definitely check it out, though, and it's great to see this genre in Italian cinema.
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